Vol. 20, No. 3, University of Judaism Newsletter, 1968

ETERNAL LIGHT AWARD PRESENTED TO LEVINE BROS.
SID B. LEVINE
This year the Eternal Light
Award event sponsored by the
Patrons Society of the U. of J.
was in the form of a Dinner-
Dance, held Saturday, January 13
at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It
marked a double event—the 20th
Anniversary of the University of
Judaism and the honoring of
Isadore and Sid B. Levine with
Eternal Light Awards.
Dr. Simon Greenberg, Vice-
Chancellor, of the Jewish Theolo-gical
Seminary of America and
Chancellor of the University of
Judaism participated in the pro-gram.
For the second successive year
a dual Eternal Light Award was
presented to one family—the
first having been conferred upon
Justin Turner and his brother,
the late Maurice Turner.
Benjamin Seewack, Chairman
of the Patrons Society and Dr.
David Lieber, President of the
University, in announcing the
award selection, pointed to the
contributions made by the two
brothers to the economic, social
and cultural life of the entire
Pacific Southwest area. Mr. See-wack
observed: "In honoring Isa-dore
and Sid B. Levine, we are
paying tribute to a family which
has established a unique tradi-tion
that is being carried forth
by each succeeding generation—
that of community dedication as
inaugurated by their forebears,
Emma and the late Hyman
Levine.
"To this day, there is not an
area in the general spectrum of
social welfare that is not the
concern of the Levines: From
youth to senior citizens, f r om
hospital to home for the aged,
from synagogue to civic and fra-terna-
1 organization. If it is for
the betterment of mankind, it is
the recipient of their loving
kindness. In the field of educa-tion,
their Torah tradition and
love of scholarship have drawn
them to the University of Juda-ism
and other institutions of
higher learning."
With this award, the Levine
name will be added to the roster
of these other Eternal Light
Award honorees of distinction:
Allen Ziegler, Dr. Victor Good-hill
aoid Max Zimmer.
Marais and Miranda, interna-tionally
f a m e d folk - singers
added to the gala occasion with
their wit and charm. ISADORE LEVINE
FIRST TEACHER INTERN
PROGRAM IN JEWISH
EDUCATION LAUNCHED
U. of J. Important Participant
As Education Experts In The
Nation Observe Progress
An historic first in Hebrew
teacher training, a "Community
Intern Program in Jewish Edu-cation"
was recently announced
by Dr. Walter Ackerman, Dean
of the Hebrew Teachers College,
University of Judaism, and Mr.
Irwin S o r e f , Director of the
Bureau of Jewish Education of
the L.A. Federation-Council and
Lecturer in Education at the
[trOr^w j c*rt<7/ipr.s txOJitrg^.
According to Dr. Ackerman,
there are annually about 800 to
900 openings for Hebrew teachers
in the country and the combined
graduates of the 11 Hebrew
Teachers Colleges in the U.S.
number only approximately 150.
If it were not for Israeli students
many of our Hebrew schools
would be without teachers.
The intern program is a com-bined
effort on the part of the
Hebrew Teachers College of the
U. of J. and other Jewish teacher
t ra i n i n o1 «<^h rwkl .ff
together with t
Bureau of Jewish Education. The
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WESTERN SISTERHOODS WILL BE
HONORED AT GOLDEN JUBILEE fill
Culminating the Golden Jubi-lee
Year of National Women's
League, the Jewish Theological
Seminary and the University of
Judaism will pay tribute to the
sisterhoods affiliated with the
United Synagogue of America at
celebrations to be held simul-taneously
in New York and Los
Angeles on Sunday, January 21,
1968.
Mmes. Benjamin Harwick and
Louis Freeman are Co-Chairmen
of the Los Angeles event which
will take place at the Valley
Jewish Community Center and
Temple beginning at 2:30 p.m.
for registration, followed by
Torah Study Seminars, Maarev
Service, cocktails, dinner and an
evening program.
Featured speaker for the eve-ning
will be Dr. Ralph Simon,
National Vice-President of the
Rabbinical Assembly—and Visit-ing
Professor in the Earl Warren
Chair at the U. of J.
The Pacific Southwest Region
of the NWL, Mrs. David B. Kuris,
President, will serve as hostess
to all Branches west of the Mis-
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n e w s l e t t e r
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KAPLAN,
SIMON
LECTURES
Dr. David Lieber, President,
is proud to announce the return
NEW CORPORATE DIRECTORATE HAS
GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND POWER:
OVERSEERS TO RESUME AS BEFORE
JACK OSTROW WILL HEAD NEW BOARD
Mr. Jack Ostrow, long time
ardent and dedicated lay leader
at the University of Judaism, has
accepted the first chairmanship
I of the new Board of Directors.
Serving with Mr. Ostrow will be
I the following officers: Nathan
JKrems, first vice - chairman;
DR. M. M. KAPLAN
of Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan, note<
savant, philosopher and educator
for a series of Graduate Schoo
Seminars, scheduled to begin
Thursday, February 8 from 9:00
10:40 a.m., and continuing each
successive Thursday through
May. The course is open to Rab
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N.W.L. GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION - The University of Judaism jointly with the Jewish
Theological Seminary of America will pay tribute to the Pacific Southwest Branch of National
Women's League, as part of a national celebration of the 50th Anniversary of N.W.L., the or-ganization
representing Sisterhoods affiliated with the United Synagogue of America. The event
will feature Rabbi Ralph Simon of Chicago, visiting professor. Earl Warren Chair, U. of J.
Pictured above (left to right), Mrs. Benjamin Harwick, co-chairman, past national vice-president,
past Branch president and currently vice-president of the Pacific Southwest Region, United
Synagogue of America; Mrs. David B. Kuris, Branch president; Mrs. Louis Freeman, co-chair-man,
past Branch president and currently national vice-president of N.W.L. The affair is sched-uled
for Sunday, January 21, at VJCC
JACK OSTROW
Cyrus Levinthal, assistant secre-tary;
Max Zimmer, treasurer.
A special delegation consisting
of Dr. David Lieber, Julius Fli-gelman,
Jack Gindi, Jack Ostrow ' '
and Matthew Berman met in New
York for several days with the
leadership of the Jewish Theo-logical
Seminary to plan a com-prehensive
reorganization of the
of Judaism that
ing responsibility as it plans a
new campus on the Mulholland
property.
One of the results of these de-cisions
was the creation of, a
Board of Directors which will
function as the ultimate decision
making body of the University.
The Board of Overseers under
the chairmanship of Julius Fli«
gelman and the Board of Gover-nors
under the chairmanship of
Matthew Berman will continue
to function as previously.
It was the unanimous feeling
of all concerned that Jack Os-trow
would be the ideal chair-man
of the new Board of Direc-tors.
Mr. Ostrow, born in Brooklyn,
came to Los Angeles at a com-paratively
early age and is a
product of the local educational
system. After completing high
school, he entered U.C.L.A. where
he majored in accounting and
business administration. Certi-
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New Registration Records
Set At U.I.J.S. And S.FA
The University Institute of
Jewish Studies of the University
of Judaism recorded an unprece-dented
registration for the fall
semester in all departments,
jranches, sponsoring institutions
and area study groups. The ag-regate
total has reached nearly
1450 adult students who are pur-suing
courses in Hebrew and all
phases of Judaica.
A newly organized branch of
he Institute is being held at
Temple Beth Am under the aegis
>f both the congregation and the
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Enrollment in the School of
Fine Arts has passed the 300-
miark this fall, doubling the
1964 figure. Largest increase was
in the Visual Arts Department
where a number of new instruc-tors
and classes have been add-ed,
and in the Theatre Arts De-partment.
Approximately half of
the total number are continuing
students. Due to the limitation;
of studio space, waiting lists
have been established. In addi-tion,
the SFA also conducts a
series of art and lecture courses
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20th ANNUAL
FOUNDERS DAY DINNER
Will Be Held on Sunday Evening,
MAY 5, 1968
Cococmut Grove, Ambassador Hotel
Please Reserve This Date!
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Published by
THE UNIVERSITY OP JUDAISM
HENRY BRANDLER, Chairman
Public Relations Comm.
Mr. Louis Shub. Director of the
Library of the University of Judaism, has
been granted a leave of absence for two
years, beginning with Feb. 1, 1968, to take
charge of the Israeli office of the Ameri-can
Jewish Committee. Though he will be
sorely missed at the University during
this period, we are happy that in his new
post he will be afforded an opportunity to
observe, report and interpret all that
transpires in Israel to the American Jew-ish
Committee, and through them to the
American Jewish community. Mr. Shub is
recognized as one of the foremost experts
on Israel and the Middle East, and the
American Jewish Committee is fortunate
that it will have a man of his competence
in such a sensitive post.
Mr. Shub possesses a rare combina-tion
of abilities. He is a modest and un-assuming
man whose dedication to his
many tasks is unflagging. He is a brilliant
and inspiring lecturer and teacher, as a
generation of his students at the Hebrew
Teachers College and the University.
Institute can attest. His frequent appear-ances
on Radio and T.V. and before
audiences throughout the West Coast
have won him many plaudits for his lucid
and critical reporting and interpretation
of contemporary events, particularly in
Israel and the Middle East. He is an avid
reader of contemporary Jewish Literature
in several languages, and his interpreta-tions
of the current literary scene have
been particularly illuminating.
Throughout his long association with
the University of Judaism, his main pre-occupation
has been with its Library.
From a modest library which the Univer-sity
acquired at its first home at 612 S.
Ardmore, the University Library, under
Mr. Snub's direction, has become one of
the largest and finest on the West Coast,
with a unique collection of books, bro-chures
and pamphlets on the contempo-rary
Jewish scene, particularly Israel and
the Middle East. Mr. Shub has already
laid the groundwork for the erection of a
new library building and a much ex-panded
library on the new Campus of the
University. When he returns from Israel,
he will resume charge of Library opera-tions
and begin to implement the plans
ELI L. REMBAUM
Director of Public Information
BIBLIOPHILES — Picture taken at an earlier
time when the University Library was not as
extensive as it is today. (I .to r.) Dr. Samuel
Dinin, Vice President U. of J. and Chairman
of Faculties; Mr. Louis Shub, Director of
Library.
now being formulated for a greater
library. The Library of the University
which numbers 50,000 volumes and 20,000
brochures and pamphlets, will be ex-panded
to one of 100,000 volumes and in
the years ahead to a quarter of a million
and more. During his absence the Library
will be under the direction of Mrs. Bella
Hess, the assistant Librarian, and a de-voted
and competent staff.
As with all partings, it is with mingled
feelings of joy and sorrow that we bid
him a fond adieu. We are glad that he will
be spending two years in Israel with his
lovely wife Ruth, doing work that brings
him such fulfillment and which will con-tribute
so much to a better understanding
of Israel and the Middle East. We will
miss his presence; his knowledge, his
humor and his wisdom, and await the day
when we can greet him with a Welcome
Back!
—Dr. Samuel Dinin
Vice-President, U. of J.
Chairman of Faculties
U. of J. Students
Further Studies
In Israel
The Hebrew Teachers College
of the University of Judaism is
one of the participating institu-tions
of the Hayim Greenberg
Institute in Jerusalem. The Insti-tute
was founded in 1955 by the
Jewish Agency for Israel to honor
the memory of the late Dr. Hayim
Greenberg, outstanding Zionist
writer, teacher and philosopher
and founder of the Agency's De-partment
of Education and Cul-ture.
Its purpose is to enable
young men and women, prepar-ing
to enter the field of Jewish
education and community work,
to spend a period of one year in
Israel, studying in the fields of
Judaica and Hebraica.
This year, the following stu-dents
of the Hebrew Teachers
College are in attendance at the
Institute: Sue Baker, David Dwor-sky,
Howard Gelberd, Teddi Ley-ton,
Shirley Malloy.
In addition, Mark Hyman and
Michael Dinin are studying at
the Hebrew University and at the
Seminary facility in Jerusalem.
Within the past few years, an
Increasing number of students
have been spending one of their
undergraduate years of study In
Israel.
HTC STUDENTS
AT SEMINARY
ON INCREASE
The number of former students
of the Hebrew Teachers College
who are at the Jewish Theologi-cal
Seminary of America in New
York continues to grow. At the
present time, the following
young people are in the com-bined
program of the Teachers
Institute of the Seminary and
Columbia University: Rozanne
Spritzer, Sue Berke and Alan
Appel.
Those enrolled in the Rabbini-cal
School of the Seminary are:
Fred Warshaw, Ronald Levine,
Moshe Rothblum, Kalman Appel,
Joseph Goldman, Edwin Weins-berg,
Ronald Garr, -Elliot Spiegel
and Joel Rembaum,
It is interesting to note that for
the first time a student from the
West Coast received a Lehman
Institute Fellowship for spe-cialized
study in Talmud. Joel
Rembaum, a product of the Jew-ish
school system in Los Angeles,
is an alumnus of the Los Ange-les
Hebrew High School, and a
graduate of UCLA where he pur-sued
courses in Hebrew and
Judaica while attending the Uni-versity
of Judaism. Joel will de-vote
three years of in-depth
study in. Talmud prior to ordina-tion.
Dr. David Lieber Key
Note Speaker At
U.SA Convention
Analyzes Modern Predicament
Answer Found in Torah Truths
Northwest
Cavalcade
Planned
The University Institute oi
Jewish Studies has planned a
cavalcade of speaking engage-ments
to the various Jewish
communities in the Pacific
Northwest. Speakers will be
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman, Dean
of Students, Hebrew Teachers
College and Instructor of Rab-binic
Literature, Rabbi Edward
Tenenbaum, Executive Director
of the United Synagogue of
America, and Dr. Henry Fisher,
Director of the University Insti-tute.
Time and place of their sched-uled
appearances are:
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman
Feb. 19 — Vancouver
Feb. 20 — Seattle
Feb. 21 — Spokane
Feb. 22 — Portland
Rabbi Edward Tenenbaum
Mar. 18 — Vancouver
Mar. 19 — Seattle
Mar. 20 — Spokane
Mar. 21-25 — Portland
Dr. Henry Fisher
Apr. 22 — Vancouver
Apr. 23 — Seattle
Apr. 24 — Spokane
Apr. 25 — Portland
A Retreat has been scheduled
for May in Portland; speaker to
be announced.
From Portland to San Diego,
from Los Angeles to New York,
members of the faculty of the
University of Judaism have been
kept busy fulfilling commit-ments
in a multitude of Jewish
communities.
Highlighting these activities
was a keynote address by Dr.
David Lieber, President of the
University, delivered at the re-cent
bi-annual United Syna-gogue
of America convention
held at the Concord Hotel in Kia-mesha,
New York, before dele-gates
representing over 800 tem-ples
and synagogues in the
United States, Canada, Puerto
Rico and South America.
Speaking on "The Modern Pre-dicament,"
Dr. Lieber dealt with
the social and personal issues of
the day and the prevailing sense
of helplessness that leads many
to wonder about the value of the
entire human enterprise. He
diagnosed the symptoms of a
world in a condition that would
indicate something is radically
wrong:
"Juvenile delinquency seems
to grow in a geometrical pro-gression,
this despite the avail-ability
of social workers and
psychologists. More and more
marriages end in bitterness and
divorce despite the efforts of
marital counsellors. The war in
Vietnam goes on despite the
deepening misery of friend and
foe alike, while the fabric of our
entire social order is rent by vio-lence
and hatred.
". . . . Self indulgence has be-come
a way of life with increas-ed
demands for everything from
drugs to yachts and sports cars,
from unrestricted sexual license
to the right to behave as obnox-iously
and as irresponsibly as
one's underdeveloped conscience
may dictate. A new 'fun morali-ty'
has been proclaimed in which
the individual becomes the sole
arbiter of what is right and
wrong, and where moral rules
and even principles are relativiz-ed
to the point of sheer mean-iriglessness.
One can understand
this movement as a reaction
against increased mechanization
and dehumanization of our soci-ety.
"At the same time, one cannot
help but observe how self defeat-ing
it is, since ultimately it is
nihilistic both in outlook and
effect. Far from improving hu-man
relationship, it tends to en-courage
mutual exploitation. Far
DR. DAVID LIEBER
from giving an Individual a
sense of being alive, it dulls his
senses. Far from making our
society more livable, it does just
the opposite, through its refusal
to cope with the genuine prob-lems
that face us.
"There is another tendency in
our time, with which we cannot
help but have much greater
sympathy, which is also anti-thetical
to our 'life style.' It, too,
speaks in the name of sensitivity
and responsibility. It, too, decries
the selfishness and self-eentered-
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THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT
AND
THE RABBINICAL MYSTIQUE
What calls a young man to the Rabbinate? What motivates a
dedication to the spiritual and general welfare of the Jewish
people? Is it necessarily true that Rabbis come from homes where
strict tradition is observed?
Training for the Rabbinate means the taking on of an arduous
and disciplined burden — a program which extends over a period
of years — far in excess of most other professions which hold the
promise of a much greater return in worldly goods and possessions.
In order to find the answer we interviewed Victor Gross, a student
in residence from Spokane, Washington, who is in his final year
in the Special Studies Program at the University of Judaism and
looking forward to entering the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America in New York for further years of intensive study.
Q. Victor, was there anything during the pre-Bar Mitzvah
period in your life that may have had some bearing on your ulti-mate
choice for the Rabbinate?
A. On the contrary, circumstances conspired in every way
toward the exact opposite. Before my parents were divorced, my
family was stationed in Germany — my father was a career officer
in the U. S. Air Force. Actually my Jewish education began about
a year before my Bar Mitzvah. What made this occasion a bit
unusual was the fact that since we were nowhere near a Syna-gogue,
one had to be improvised — my father making arrange-ments
to fly in a Sefer Torah so that we could have a valid service.
The congregation was far from being overwhelmingly Jewish; in
fact it was a very fine example of ecumenism. Later, when my
mother settled in Spokane, this all changed.
Q. In what way?
A. For one thing, we were living in a Jewish community and
for once had access to a synagogue. It was then that I came under
the influence of the spiritual leader of Knesset Israel, Rabbi Wil-
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1968 WINTER fTEVET 5728 J13& Page 3
1968 ETERNAL LIGHT AWARD
Focused on Levine Family Tradition
There ore three Crowns: The Crown of Tor ah. the Crown o:
Priesthood, and the Crown of Royalty; but the Crown of a Good
Name excels them alL (Talmud. "Ethics of the Fathers")
* * * The highest accolade given by
the Patrons Society of the Uni-versity
of Judaism to one of its
peers for a lifetime of service to
country and community is the
Eternal Light Award.
For the second year, dual
Eternal Light Awards were
conferred on brothers. The pre-sentation
took place at a
Dinner-Dance hosted by the Pa-trons
Society on Saturday, Jan-uary
13 at the Beverly Hills
Hotel. The award to Isadore and
Sid B. Levine paid homage
to a great family tradition and
the "Crown of a Good Name" as
fashioned by Hyman and Emma
Levine, parents of the recipients.
If the nobility of parents is re-flected
in the deeds of their chil-dren
and their children's chil-dren,
then to gain some insight
into the background of this heri-tage
a brief recounting of the
Levine family story is in order.
When Hymon Levine was but
a child of eleven, the sudden
death of his father, Yitzchak, a
fur trader, placed upon his young
shoulders the responsibility of
filling the void in a business
that provided for a family of
nine. There was little time left
for study, but in a Jewish home
where the Sabbath was sacred,
prayer and synagogue were daily
fare, and the Torah way of life
was transmitted by following the
teachings of our sages: — "...
who takes no credit to himself
. . . who is beloved . . . who loves
God . . . loves mankind . . . acts
with loving kindness . . . keeps
far from honors . . . bears the
yoke along with his fellows . . .
judges his fellowmen with the
scales weighted in his favor . . .
etc." By this yardstick, the mea-sure
of Hyman Levine's learning
was well steeped in Torah, and
he was destined to walk with
God.
Hyman married his childhood
sweetheart, Emma, in the small
town in Russian-Poland where
they both grew up, and took her
to America, fulfilling her dream
of traveling to the 'golden land
Their arrival in New York began
a series of hardships, frustra
tions and eventually a modicum
of success. It also brought much
happiness with the birth of tw<
sons, Isadore and Max.
The encouragement of rela
tives drew the Levine family t<
Los Angeles. It was here tha
Sid was born.
Not long after their arrival in
Los Angeles, Hyman, 'w h
judged his fellowman with
scales weighted in his favor*
fell prey to the cupidity a n
avarice of a partner who mulcted
him of a small fortune. With
only $2.40 left in his pocket, he
was fortunate to receive an ad
vance of two five-dollar gol
pieces from a friend for a
new start. On that very day
while relating to Emma of h i s
friend's generosity, two men ap
peared at the door asking for a
contribution to buy a lot of land
with a building on it that could
be used temporarily as a Syna
gogue. It would be possible t
buy it if each family in the com
munity gave $5.00. Unhesitantly
Hyman dug into his pocket and
gave the men one of his recently
acquired gold pieces.
Later, when Emma remon
strated with him for giving awaj
money that was practically
loaned to him, his quiet answer
was; "It was for a new house of
worship, Emma. The Lord will
bless us."
The other gold piece was set
aside to help sustain the family
The $2.40 was used to make a
start in a business venture which
ultimately became known as the
H. Levine Cooperage Co., known
throughout the world, and sub
sequently its equally prominent
subsidiary, the Santa Fe Tank &
Tower Company.
In time Hyman was to help
found the Jewish Home for the
Aged in Boyle Heights, which he
LOVE OF TORAH — An integral part of the Levine family tradi-tion
is love of Torah and high on their list of educational
institutions supported is the University of Judaism. They know
that without Jewish education there can be no true under-standing
and love of the Judaic heritage. Pictured above plan-ning
for the University are seated (left to right), Dr. David
Lieber, President of the U. of J.; Mrs. Hyman (Emma) Levine,
and Dr. Max Vorspan, Provost of the U. of J. Standing (left to
right) are sons Sid B. and Isadore Levine, who were the
recipients of the Patrons Society Eternal Light Award on
January 13.
HYMAN LEVINE 1884 - 1959
served as President for years
More recently the names Hyman
and Emma Levine have become
synonymous with Mt. Sinai Hos-pital.
At the time Hyman took a
hand in founding this center of
healing, he laid down these con-ditions:
1. That it be non-sec-tarian.
2. That fifty-percent of
its beds are to be 'free'. He ex-plained
to his children that this
munificent gift was part of the
Levine way of living and that
Mt. Sinai Hospital was to be a
signpost on a broad highway of
family tradition as a reminder
to future generations of the path
to follow.
Today, the children of Hyman
and Emma have made their
mark in industry, investment
banking, law and medicine. And
not only are Isadore and Sid sup-porters
of the University of Juda-ism,
but their community activi-ties
extend to all fields and en-deavors.
Their brother, Max an
M.D., is equally dedicated to the
ood of humanity in his healing
of the sick.
Thus for the community of Los
Angeles has been blessed with
'our generations of Levines.
Three generations are American
by birth, education and culture,
and they are traveling the high-ivay
of a glorious family tradi-ion
as best illustrated by a story
old about a great-grandson of
Hyman and Emma Levine.
During the annual United
iVay Campaign, Scotty, the
randson of Isadore, went to his
join bank and emptied out his
life savings'. When chided by
lis parents that half his wealth
vould have fulfilled his obliga-ion,
young Scotty became quite
ndignant: "I want to be like
great-grandpa and grandma, Hy-man
and Emma!"
It is understandable why Hy-man
and his sons gravitated
toward (he University of Juda-ism.
Knowledgeable in the way
of the Torah, they were fully
aware that without institutions
of Jewish learning there would
be no synagogues, no Talmud
Torahs, no homes for the aged,
no hospitals, no lay or spiritual
leadership, — indeed, no Jewish
way of life.
The Crown of a Good Name is
not a light one to bear, but a
tradition like that of the Levine
family makes the burden an ex-citing
and fulfilling challenge.
Levine Memorial
Lecture To Hear
Louis Shub
As his final public appearance
before leaving for Israel, Louis
Shub, Director of the Library
and instructor in Jewish History
at the University of Judaism,
will deliver this year's Hyman
Levine Memorial Lecture in
American Jewish History. Sched-uled
for Thursday, January 18 at
8:30 p.m., the lecture, open to the
public, will be on the subject: "A
Profile of the Contemporary
American Jewish Intellectual."
Mr. Shub has just recently been
appointed by the American Jew-ish
Committee as Director of their
Israel headquarters, for which he
has been granted a two-yeaf
leave of absence by the Univer-sity
of Judaism beginning Feb-ruary
1, 1968.
Mr. Shub, noted news analyst,
radio and TV commentator and
specialist on Middle East affairs,
functioned as moderator on the
televised shows produced by the
University of Judaism.
He attended the University of
Pittsburgh and received his M.A.
at Columbia University and is a
diplomate of the Hebrew Teach-ers
Training Institute. Among his
many published works is an
eight unit study course for the
Research Institute of the Ameri-can
Jewish Committee entitled:
"Jewish Post-W a r Problems,"
which was later published tinker
the title "Jews in the Post-War
World."
The Hyman Levine Memorial
Lecture which Mr. Shub will de-liver
was established by the Hy-man
Levine Family Foundation
as an annual lecture devoted to
the theme of "Jews in American
History." The purpose of this lec-ture
is to present the saga of
Jewish life in America, with spe-cial
emphasis on the interaction
between the Jews and the Amer-ican
milieu and the influence
which helped shape them.
WITH LOVING KINDNESS - Concerned with the alleviation
of suffering are pictured above. Mrs. Hyman (Emma) Levine
and Dr. M. L. Jacobs, Chairman of the Department of Radi-ology,
stand before the new wing named in her honor at
City of Hope.
Page 4 WINTER (TEVET 5728 JOB 1968
RABBINIC MYSTIQUE
(Continued from Page 2)
fred Solomon. He became my teacher and found time to give me
three hours of private instruction daily.
Q. Was this Hebrew instruction?
A. No, it was mostly in the field of Judaica and all In Eng-lish.
We covered Jewish history, philosophy and the Pirke Abot, the
Ethics of the Fathers. About this time I also became interested in
the United Synagogue Youth and during the summer attended
their camp, that is Camp Solomon Schechter. I would say that this
camping experience and its complete Jewish way of life increased
my Jewish awareness and commitment.
Q. When did you actually make up your mind to go into the
Rabbinate?
A. It was in my senior year in high school. Up to that time I
was considering a law career. But, for one reason or another, I
began to feel that I wanted, to do something for my people,.
Q. What brought you to the University of Judaism?
A. To accomplish my goal it was necessary to pursue a higher
Jewish education to receive the training for entry into the Semi-nary.
Since I wanted to be aligned with the Conservative Move-ment,
the University of Judaism was a logical choice. However, I
had determined to investigate this institution. If it did not come up
to standard, the joint program at the Seminary was still open.
Q. What was the result of your investigation?
A. First off what impressed me was that it was the West
coast school of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Secondly, I found
that this was a highly accredited University with a standing and
reputation as good as any in the area — and we do have .some of
the best universities in the country. Since this would have to be a
joint program between a secular school of higher learning along
with the program at the University it was logical that I apply for
entry here.
Q. As port of the joint program, what other school do you
attend?
A. I also attend Valley State College.
Q. Why did you choose Valley State?
A. Again the result of investigation. I had the qualifications
to enter any school in the area, but it so happens that Valley State
has the finest history department — and since I had determined to
major in history, it was natural that I apply there.
Q. Didn't you find this double program rather burdensome?
A. More so in my case than in the average. It must be remem-bered
that I came here without a Hebrew background. Thus, my
first hurdle was not only to learn Hebrew, but I also had to become
familiar with it as a spoken language, since most of the instruction
here is given in Hebrew; not to mention the fact that most of the
texts are written in Hebrew also. As a student attending two
schools of higher learning simultaneously, my first year was agon-izing
and to say the least, frustrating. It wasn't easy.
Q. Now that you are about to graduate and leave the Univer-sity
for the Seminary, would you care to give an appraisal of the
University of Judaism?
A. Gladly. I find that the instructors here are as qualified as
those at Valley State, if not more so. Another important factor of
course is the size of the clas&bs.'Compared to those at college, here
it is like receiving individual instruction, which makes for a more
intimate relationship between student and teacher. Furthermore,
the instructors here have a definite charisma which tends to dedi-cate
the student to his work.
Q. How do you envision your role as a spiritual leader?
A. Before I go into this I must express my views on Judaism.
First off, I believe that Judaism must be perpetuated since I am
convinced that it is a civilizing force. This concept was brought
home to me as I attended this University, because here one can see
and feel Judaism as a complete civilization, with its own music,
art, drama, etc. That is to say, it has its own culture — its own
mores — a civilization and a culture which has as its fooal point
the dignity of man and the constant quest for morality and social
justice. In fact, one becomes aware here of a civilization wifchin a
civilization that is continually emerging out of a synthesis. Here at
the University you can see two civilizations being combined — the
best that the American way of life has to offer, with the igreat his-toric
tradition which is Jewish. My mission as I see it is to, in some
small way, bring the awareness of this to my people and to commit
the individual Jew to this kind of Jewish experience and to the
totality of the Jewish way of life.
Q. There is much concern today about the increasing trend
toward assimilation. What are your thoughts on this subject?
A. It is very disturbing of course. But this is not new in the
history of Judaism. During the days of Hellenism in Greece, for
example, whole communities disappeared. The present trend has
been an ongoing pattern since the days of the so-called Jewish
emancipation. However, history proves that there will always be a
saving remnant. That saving remnant will always be present as
long as there is a need — and there is a tremendous need for the
Jewish mission in today's so-called "civilization,"
TALMUD CLASS — Pictured above is Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman
explaining the intricacies of Hie grammar in the Aramaic of
the Talmud, at the special studies program of the University
of Judaism.
DR. SAMUEL A. FRYER 1881 - 1967
In September, 1967, the faculty
and staff of the University of
Judaism was saddened by the
passing of Dr. Samuel A. Fryer,
a leading philanthropist, an ex-traordinary
friend of Jewish edu-cation,
and a true lover of his
people.
His dedicated and useful life,
combining his talents as a scien-tist,
industrialist and organiza-tional
genius is a matter of
record; but an insight into the
true nature of the man can be
gathered from one of his expres-sions
in an address given prior
to his death:
". . . Moreover, life, the super-ior
of all mentors, has taught
me that true happiness is to be
found not in the possession of
wealth, but rather in its bene-ficial
use. Though I have known
the joys of success in many of
my scientific and commercial en-terprises,
nothing has given me
that deep and lasting satisfac-tion
which I have derived from
having made whatever humble
contribution I was able to make
for the welfare of my fellow
man, and particularly towards
furthering the cause of education
in the State of Israel and the
United States."
INSTITUTE BIBLE COURSE
GEARED FOR ADULT STUDY
Through the generous initiative of the Charles Brown Fellow-ship,
the Charles Brown Bible Study Program has been instituted
at the University of Judaism for the teaching of Bible to adults.
A Study Committee was organized last year consisting of Dr.
David Lieber, Chairman, and Drs. Moshe Babin, Henry Fisher, Jonas
Greenfield, Hillel Silverman, Eliezer Slomovic and Max Vorspan,
for the specific purpose of planning the ultimate publishing of a
full-fledged curriculum for the teaching of Bible to adults. The com-mittee
utilized as its basis the Melton Program which is under the
auspices of the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Semi-nary,
and which has published an initial text on the book of Gene-sis
by Dr. Nahum Sarna and a Teachers Guide Book by Dr. Gardner.
The Study Committee has set for itself the task of adapting this
material, which utilizes the latest insights of the behavorlal scie-ences
to the teaching of adults.
In order to be able to experiment with these materials, the
Committee has established the following Study Circles:
Class for Businessmen, University of Judaism
Dr. David Lieber
Young Couples Home Study Group
Dr. David Lieber
Understanding Genesis, University of Judaism
Rabbi Morton Bauman
Adult Bible Class, San Fernando Valley
Rabbi Zvi Dershowitz
University Women Bible Class, U. of J.
Dr. Walter Ackerman
Adult Study Class, Whittier
Dr. David Lieber
Adult Study Class, Temple Beth Am
Rabbi Morton Wallack
An Advisory Committee of the Bible instructors meet at the
University from time to time to evaluate their progress, to advise
on the formulation of a Bible syllabus for the Bible classes, to help
select those portions of the Bible to be included in such a syllabus,
and to guide those who will be involved in the translation of the
"Melton Method" to other portions of the Bible. Dr. Eliezer Slomo-vic
has been commissioned to adapt the "Teachers Guide for Gene-sis"
for adult study.
The ultimate plan of the Study Committee, once a curriculum
and a syllabus has met with their satisfaction, is to be in a posi-tion
to expand the number of Bible Study Circles throughout the
West coast communities.
Record at U.IJ.S.
(Continued from Page 1)
University of Judaism. Prime
movers in the establishment of
these courses were Fred Fine,
chairman of adult education,
and Rabbi Morton Wallack, Beth
Am's associate Rabbi and Direc-tor
of adult education. The en
thusiastic response to these
courses resulted in an initial en-rollment
of 315 students.
Registration
Begins Feb.5
For U.IJ.S.
Registration for the University
Institute of Jewish Studies has
been scheduled for Monday, Feb-ruary
5 through Thursday, Feb-ruary
8. Classes will begin Mon-day,
February 12. Courses open
to adults who are high school
graduates lead to a broad appre-ciation
of Judaism and its heri-tage
and include all areas of
Hebrew language and literature,
Jewish history, religion and
philosophy, and related fields.
Morning and evening divisions
of the Institute are conducted in
the Samuel A. Fryer Building of
the University of Judaism. Addi-tional
courses as well as lecture
DR. HENRY FISHER
Director, U.IJ.S.
forums and home study groups
are held in cooperation with
synagogues and national and
locaI Jewish o r g a n i z a t i o n s
throughout the city.
The Los Angeles City Board of
Education recognizes courses
given by the University Institute
for in-service training credit.
Counselling Course
Dr. Samuel Dinin, vice-presi-dent
of the University of Juda-ism
and Chairman of Faculties,
announces a series of Seminars
in Pastoral Counselling, made
possible by the Short Doyle Pro-gram
of the State of California
through the Graduate School of
the University.
Fulfilling a request made by
the Rabbinical Assembly, based
on needs arising out of the cur-rent
pastoral experiences of the
individual Rabbis in coping with
personal problems of congre-gants,
the present program is de-signed
to give the spiritual
leader an additional tool with
which to meet family or per-sonal
crises that may come be-fore
him.
The instructor for the Seminar
is Dr. Myrtle Le Bow, a psycho-analyst,
who is Assistant Pro-fessor
of Psychiatry at the Uni-versity
of Southern California, a
member of the faculty of the
Southern California Psychoana-lytic
Institute, and is on the staff
of the Thalean Clinic at Mount
Sinai Hospital.
GOLDEN JUBILEE
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sissippi, and sisterhoods who
have outstanding records of
achievement will receive special
honors. That evening, a formal
Award by the Seminary will be
presented to the Regional
Branch.
The afternoon program begin-ning
at 3:00 p.m. will hear a
panel discussion on the theme:
"The Ethics of Our Fathers—Are
They Also Ours?" Participants
will be Rabbis Henry Fisher,
Jacob Pressman and Joshua
Stampfer with Dr. Max Vorspan
as moderator.
1968 WINTER (TEVET 5728 Page 5
the school of fine arts
"The noteworthy experiences which grow out of the unique challenges and opportunities under free-dom
should be recorded and interpreted by those of our people who possess the gift of self expression
through the arts. Jewish life has to be rendered visibly, audibly, and tangibly vivid and fascinating."
HERMAN PLATT
HERMAN PLATT
TO HEAD NEW
COMMITTEE
Under the chairmanship of
Mr. Herman Platt, distinguished
civic leader and patron of the
arts, the following have accepted
invitations to serve on the newly
formed Committee for the School
of Fine Arts, it was announced
by Mr. Matthew Berman, Chair-man,
Board of Governors: Mrs.
William Bruck, Mrs. Herman
Platt, Mr. Maurice Hyman, Mr.
Ted Post, Mr. Marvin Mirisch,
Mrs. Julian Sieroty, and Mrs.
Allen Ziegler,
The committee will concern it-self
with the function, growth
and special problems of the
School of Fine Arts. Because of
the outstanding art background
of the committee, including:
drama, film production, music,
and in administration, it is ex-pected
that they wil make an
effective contribution to the fur-ther
development of the school's
program of instruction, exhibits,
concerts and public events. They
will also be instrumental in the
formulation of plans for the fu-ture
SFA building on the new
campus of the University.
Mr. Platt, a native Angeleno,
is a graduate of UCLA and has
followed closely the pattern set
by his father, Ben Platt, in his
dedication to Sinai Temple, the
University of Judaism and the
City of Hope. He is a past presi-dent
of Sinai Temple and is a
Trustee of the City of Hope. His
wife Margie and he have five
children and seven grandchil-dren,
FACULTY NEWS
SFA SPRING
REGISTRATION
ANNOUNCED
The School of Fine Arts Spring
Semester will begin on Monday,
February 5, 1968. The 15-week
semester will continue to May
31. Registrations will be accepted
through January. Final registra-tion"
dates are January 29-31.
A wide variety of day and eve-ning
classes is offered on all
levels of achievement: Drawing,
Painting, Sculpture, Graphics,
Papier Mache Techniques, Jewish
Design Elements, Art History;
Music, Cantorial Studies, Jewish
Vocal Repertoire, Theory an d
Composition; Dance, Drama, Act-ing,
Public Speaking, Children's
and Teenager's classes in Dance
and Theatre. A detailed brochure
is available from the S.F.A. Of-fice,
463-1161,
MAX FINKELSTEIN, whose
striking contemporary sculptures
can be found in many museums
a n|d industrial corporation
offices, was invited to exhibit in
the Centuiy City Outdoor Sculp-ture
show. The Museum of the
Fine Arts, U.C. Berkeley, has just
acquired a new work of his. He
also won a Purchase Award at
the Biennial Exhibition of the
Krannert Art Museum, Univer-sity
of Illinois.
BELLA LEWITZKY was com-missioned
by the University of
Nebraska to choreograph a new
ballet. She and her dance com-pany
flew to Omaha where they
gave a lecture-demonstration,
master class and concert at the
university. A similar engage-ment
for appearances a|n d
master classes at the University
of Utah, Salt Lake City, followed.
KALMAN ARON was commis-sioned
to paint a portrait of
author Henry Miller which was
shown in New York and Paris
together with the writer's first
exhibition of watercolors. A re-production
of the p o r t r a i t
appeared in the New York Times
and in the International Herald
Tribune, of Paris; both papers
devoted considerable space to a
discussion of the writer's water-colors
and of Aron's paintings
which are currently touring
Europe.
CHARNA RICKEY, whose
sculptures can be found in many
important private collections, re-cently
was interviewed by Tom
Frandsen on Channel 4 and gave
an outstanding lecture and stu-dent
demonstration. She is cur-rently
giving a 15-week series of
lecture-demonstrations at Tem-ple
Beth Hillel in North Holly-wood.
ROBERT STRASSBURG, faculty
member of the School of Fine
Arts, has just been appointed
Music D i r e c t o r of Temple
Emanuel. He comes to his new
position after seven years as
organist and Choir Director of
Valley Beth Shalom in Encino.
He will be in charge of the Tem-ple's
Choral groups, including
the Friday evening Adult Choir
and Temple Emanuel Youth
Chorale.
ARTHUR SECUNDA has just
returned from a tour of the Scan-dinavian
countries and Russia.
His second one-man exhibition
at the University of Upsala, Swe-den,
was an outstanding success
with the press and the art pub-lic.
32 of his WATTS paintings
are currently being shown by the
Western Museum Association in
a traveling exhibition which is
touring the entire U.S.A. during
the next 12 months. His lecture
engagements include U.C. Irvine
and many other universities.
YNEZ JOHNSTON, outstanding
graphic artist, has recently ex-hibited
at the Vancouver Print
International and had a one-woman
show at the Adele Bed-narz
Gallery on La Cienega. She
has just won purchase awards in
the Los Angeles City competition
and at Ball State College, Mun-cie,
Ind.
HARRY |MINTZ, visiting pro-fessor
of advanced painting at
the S.F.A. during his sabbatical
leave from the Chicago Art In-stitute,
is just completing a
series of paintings entitled PEO-PLE
OF THE BIBLE which will
be shown for the first time in his
one-man show at the University
of Judaism gallery in January-
February. The American Federa-tion
of Arts has chosen him as
one of 15 major American artists
whose work it will exhibit in
museums throughout the country
during 1968; it has also purchas-ed
one of his paintings for its
permanent collection.
KENNETH KLAUSS, composer
in charge of music for the
S.F.A.'s Dance Department, has
written the score for a ballet on
the DYBBUK theme which had
its first performance by Valen-tina
Umansky's Dramatic Dance
Ensemble at the Ruth St. Denis
Theatre.
FLIGELMAN SHOW SUCCESS
The Molly Fligelman one-wom-an
art exhibit held recently in
the art galleries of the University
of Judaism was a smashing suc-cess
in attendance and sales.
Proceeds going to the University.
The exhibit consisting of
paintings, graphics, collages and
constructions elicited an en-thusiastic
response from both
critics and viewers.
Active in the School of Fine
Arts since its founding, she is
the wife of Julius Fligelman,
Chairman of the Board of Over-seers
of the U. of J.
—Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan
From an address, "Jewish Survival,
Creativity and Religion."
PAPIER MACHE
ART CLASS TO
BE FORMED
Preston Hibbard, outstanding
artist whose spectacular papiei
mache creations have been seen
in LIFE and numerous other pub
lications, will join the School of
Fine Arts faculty for the Spring
semester. He will teach a Wed
nesday morning class (9:30 to
12:00). Students will learn to
make a wide variety of objects
using newspapers as basic mate
rial: animals, figures, ceremonial
art objects, candle sticks, Pass
over plates, biblical figures
Torah crowns and Menorahs. Mr
Hibbard, who is one of the West's
finest puppeteers will also teach
the making of puppets, some of
which may be used in a Purim
puppet play.
RECORD SET
AT STUDENT
ART OPENER
The Student Art Exhibit .held
in November, under the chair
manship of Charna Rickey, was
the most successful of its kinc
in the history of the SFA. A
record number of guests attendee
the opening reception and a sub
stantial number of paintings anc
sculptures were sold.
The remarkably high standarc
of craftsmanship and competence
in the work displayed, bears tes-timony
to the quality of instruc-tion
offered by the faculty
Nearly half of the students had
chosen Jewish themes, and the
novel and unhackneyed approach
to traditional subjects was re-freshing.
The sale proceeds will
be used to purchase a new elec-tric
kiln and other equipment for
the sculpture department.
While all faculty members par-ticipated
by giving most gener-ously
of their time and support,
three individuals deserve a par-ticular
share of the credit.
Charna Rickey, Chairman of the
event; Eric Ray, Art Director and
Director of Exhibits, and Gloria
Longval, who ably assisted them.
THE UNIVERSITY'S GROWING ART COLLECTION - The School
of Fine Arts has received three oil paintings by Mortimer
Borne, noted New York Jewish artist, for its permanent col-lection.
The paintings, entitled: ''Entry Into Jerusalem" (pic-tured
above), "Prayer Shawl" and "Israel" are remarkable
contemporary works, outstanding in color and design. They
are the gift of Mr. Joseph Warshow, New York art patron
and friend of the University. An exhibition of art work in
the growing permanent collection of the University is being
planned for 1968.
SFA RECORD
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of less than a semester's dura-tion
both at the university and
in the community, in which more
than 600 persons are enrolled.
LECTURE SERIES
PILOT PROGRAMS
The School of Fine Arts in co-operation
with temples and com-munity
organizations in the
greater LA. area, is presenting
several pilot program series sur-veying
Jewish contributions to
music, drama, dance and the
visual arts. Among them are
THE LIVING ARTS IN JEWISH
LIFE at Temple Beth Israel of
Pomona, now in its second year,
THE GEORGE FREEMAN ME-ERWIN
JOSPE
Deem, School of Fine Arts
"THEATRE 1968"
LECTURE-DRAMA
BY LAWSON
The Theatre Arts Department
of the University of Judaism will
present "Theatre 1968", a series
of four lecture-demonstrations by
John Howard 1+ a w s o n , well
known playwright, screen writer
and historian, to be given on four
consecutive Monday evenings be.
ginning January 8, at 8:30 p.m.,
at the University of Judaism,
6525 Sunset Blvd.'
Each of the four programs will
consist of a lecture by Mr. Law-son
and the presentation of
scenes from the plays under dis-cussion,
by professional actors
and the Drama Workshop of the
University of Judaism under Ben-jamin
Zemach, Director. Mr. Law.
son will deal with such questions
as: What does the theatre mean
to us in the United States? Why-are
so many Americans indiffer-ent
to the theatre? Does drama
purge or drug the emotions?
What role can dramatic art play
in our American culture?
On January 8, Mr. Lawson
spoke on 'Theatre: Tragedy or
Game?", with scenes from Corio-lanus
by Shakespeare, Endgame
by Becket, and the Lesson by
lonescu performed by the Drama
Workshop and professional ac-tors,
under Benjamin Zemach.
John Howard Lawson is the
founder and first president of the
Screen Writers Guild. He has
taught at Stanford University
and lectured at many American
universities. His films include
Blockade, Algiers, Sahara, Action
m the North Atlantic and many
others. Among his best known
alays are Processional, Loud
speaker. The Pure in Heart an^l
Success Story. Books he has
had published include The Hid-den
Heritage, Theory and Tech-nique
of Playwriting and Film:
The Creative Process.
Series and single admission
tickets are available by calling
he University, HO. 3-1161.
MORIAL LECTURES at North
Valley Jewish Community Cen-er,
and FESTIVAL OF THE
.IVELY ARTS at Temple Beth
Shalom, Long Beach. Model pro-
[rams in the series include illus-rated
lectures by members of
he SFA faculty on music and
art, dance and drama evenings,
and concerts by the Chamber
:hoir (MASTER WORKS OP
EWISH MUSIC, MUSIC OF THE
5IBLE).
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Best Selling Author
To Speak at Luncheon
Dr. Cficr/m Potok Novelist-Author
of "ffie Chosen" To Address
N.W.I. 21st Annual Campaign
DR. CHAIM POTOK
Dr. Chaim Potok, noted lecturer
and author of the best-selling
novel, "The Chosen," will be
guest speaker at the 21st Annual
Combined Campaign Luncheon
of the National Women's League
to be held on Thursday, Feb-ruary
29, 1968 at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel.
Dr. Potok, E d i t o r of the
Jewish P u b l i c a t i o n Society,
Northwest Meet
Held Important
"Of particular importance to the
communities of the Pacific
Northwest and to the University
of Judaism was the meeting held
on September 17th at the home
of Rabbi and Mrs. Maurice Cor-son
in Seattle, Washington. Rep-resenting
the University were Dr.
Max Vorspan, Provost, and
Emanuel Forster, Director of De-velopment.
The meeting, attended by rep-resentatives
from the surround-ing
areas, both American and
Canadian, considered ways and
means of bringing about a closer
rapport between the University
of Judaism and the Northern
communities. The course of dis-cussion
centered on three areas
of deliberation and various
methods of implementing them:
(a) How the University can best
service these communities, (b)
Methods of establishing commu-nication
and a constant dialogue
between the two. (c) Forthcom-ing
support from the communi-ties
to the University.
It was apparent from the en-thusiasm
shown at the meeting
that it had successfully address-ed
itself to a long-standing need
on the part of both the Northwest
communities and the University.
Attending the meeting from
the Northwest Region were:
SPOKANE: Messrs. Gene Huppin,
Wilfred Hannes, Joseph Rosen-field
and Mrs. C. H. Meyersberg.
BELLEVUE: Mr. and Mrs. Rich-ard
Willner and Mr. and Mrs.
Sid Meltzer. SEATTLE: Rabbi
and Mrs. Maurice Corson, Mr.
and Mrs. Al Bienn and Bert
Klat/ker. PORTLAND: Messrs.
Stanley Samuels, Arden Shenker
and Jim Meyer. VANCOUVER:
Dr. Leslie Andrews, Dr. and Mrs.
Marvin Weintraub and Dr. and
Mrs. David Zack.
Appointed to a coordinating
committee to implement the
planning were: Dr. Marvin Wien-traub,
Vancouver; Arden Shenk-er,
Portland; Gene Huppin, Spo-kane;
Julius Skolnick, Bellevue;
Norman Rosenzweig, Seattle.
will be remembered as Director
of Camp Ramah in Ojai a num-ber
of years ago.
Mrs. David B. Kuris, Branch
President, pointed with pride to
the women who represent sister-hoods
of the more than 50 synfi-ogues
comprising the Pacific
Southwest Region of the United
Synagogue of America, and who
lead the nation as the largest
contributor to the Torah Fund-
Mathilde Schechter Residence
Hall Combined Campaign for the
benefit of the University of
Judaism and also the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
Mrs. Fred Reynolds, Vice-Presi-dent
and Chairman of this year's
combined campaign anticipates
a, net goal of $80,000.
Serving with her are the fol-lowing:
Mrs. Jacob Pressman,
National Combined Campaign
Cabinet; Mrs. Erwin Raffle,
Special Gifts Chairman; Mmes.
Joseph Goodis and R o b e r t
Hyde, Vice-Chairmen; Mrs. Julius
Nyrin, Speakers Bureau Chair-man;
Mrs. Hy Glass, Program
Chairman.
SOCIAL RESEARCH
COLLOQUIUM
The Institute for Jewish Social
Research of the University of
Judaism held its first colloquium
on November 2nd devoted to a
discussion of the topic: "What
Do We Really Know About Con-temporary
Jewish Life in
America?" Dr. Fred Massarik, Di-rector
of the Institute for Jewish
Social Research, and Mr. Charles
Zibbell. Associate Director of the
Jewish Federation Council of
Los A n g e l e s , both presented
papers.
Dr. Massarik presented data
drawn from a population study
of Los Angeles Jewry and de-scribed
the steps being taken for
the development of a census of
Jews in the United States. He
made observations relative to the
composition of the Los Angeles
Jewish community and what we
have learned from research data
gathered in that area.
Mr. Zibbell spoke about the role
of research in community plan-ning
and cited various examples
from the work of Federation.
The audience, made up of rep
resentatives from major Jewish
organizations and agencies in
Los Angeles, carried on a lively
discussion after the presentation
of the papers, with Dr. Walter
Ackerman acting as moderator.
Congregation
Role Important
Says Waisbren
"Perhaps the most potent force
of workers and ambassadors of
food will for the University of
udaism are the individual mem-bers
of our Congregational Cabi-
3nt." These were the words of
VTartin Waisbren, who has served
for the past two years as Chair-man
of the Congregational Cabi-net.
"This Cabinet," he con-inued,
"consists of representa-ives
from each of the Conserva-ive
Synagogues in the Region,
n addition to each President and
Rabbi and they constitute our
front-line envoys."
Waisbren pointed out that be-cause
of their understanding of
the needs and their devotion to
our cause, that a climate of
acceptance is created through
them in each Congregation. This
made possible the successful
city-wide Fellowship Breakfast
held December 3, 1967 at Sinai
Temple, under the chairmanship
and co-chairmanship of Dr.
David B. Kuris and Abbey Paul,
and which launched the Annual
Campaign for 1967-1968. The
Campaign will conclude with
Founders Day Dinner at the
Cocoanut Grove on Sunday eve-ning,
May 5, 1968.
The Steering Committee con-sists
of: Martin Waisbren, Chair-man,
Irving Dubin, United Syna-gogue
President, Pacific SW Re-gion,
Fred Fine, National Vice-
President, United Synagogue,
Rabbi Pincus Goodblatt, Rabbini-cal
Assembly, Dr. David B. Kuris,
Fellowship Breakfast Chairman,
Abbey Paul, Fellowship Break-fust
RABBINIC LAW
SERIES TO
CONTINUE
Dr. David Aronson, Professor
of Rabbinics, Graduate School,
U. of ].. announces the second
series of a special course in Jew-ish
Law which explores in depth
such topics as: The Purpose of
Law — The Concept of Man; The
Individual and the State; Church
and State; Freedom of Thought
— Responsibility of Speech
Regulations of Action; Rights
and Righteousness; Relief and
Social Service — Employer and
Employee; Rights of the Unborn
the Living, the Dead; Property
Rights and Human Rights —
Rabbinic Origins of Trial by
Jury; Common Law Marriage,
NEW DIRECTORS
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fied as a CPA, he went on to
Loyola University where he
Studied law. After being ad-mitted
to the California Bar, he
soon distinguished himself,
through his practice of law and
•accountancy, as a business coun-sellor
in such fields as real
estate, finance, commerce and
entertainment. Today he serves
in a directorial capacity in the
National Theater and Television,
Inc., the San Fernando Valley
Bank, Columbia Savings & Loan
Association, among others.
Jack Ostrow was one of a small
group who, a number of years
ago, undertook to establish a
School of Fine Ants at the Uni-versity.
Under his leadership this
revolutionary development in
Jewish education came to frui-tion.
During his term as Chair-man
of the Board of the School
of Fine Arts, Mr. Ostrow con-tributed
generously to this pro-gram,
inspired others to do like-wise,
and through his wise and
far - sighted leadership, gave
direction and guidance to the
School.
Dr. Max Vorspan, U. of J. Pro-vost,
observed that Mr. Ostrow,
although a very busy executive,
has given unstintingly of his
time and energy, and in large
measure has been responsible
for the spectacular growth of the
School and the University.
A nominating committee head-ed
by Ben Seewack is now draw-ing
up a slate of Directors who
will agree to accept the respon-sibility
of leading the University
of Judaism into its third decade
of service to Jewish life.
Members of the nominating
committee include: Jack Gindi,
Isadore Levine, Cyrus Levinthal,
Rose Turner, and Arthur Whizin,
MUREZ LEADS
UNIVERSITY
WOMEN
Cultural Service
Continues
The University Women under
he leadership of its new presi-dent,
Mrs. Joe Murez, has em-barked
with great success on a
policy of bringing to the com-munity
of Los Angeles, the best
n all forms of cultural activity
rom concerts to lectures, through
;he University of Judaism for the
enrichment of the community in
general.
Kuris, Pres. National Women's
League, Pac. , S.W. Region
Herman Braunstein, Pres. Na-tional
Federation of Jewish
Men's Club, Pacific SW Region,
and Nathan Zuckerman, Congre-gation
Administrator.
Serving also on the Steering
Committee are the following Ad-visory
members: Alex Abramson,
D. Wm. Antignas, William R.
Blumenthal, Ed Coine, Saul Cur-tis,
William Edelman, Samuel
Feldman, William Fingerhut,
Emanuel Fisch, Norman Gins-burg,
Hy Glass, Arthur Hoff-nung,
David I. Lippert, Charles
Lippitt, Gustave Lossos, Francis
Mintz, Joe Murez, Marvin Perl-man,
Dr. Samuel Richmond,
David Selman. William Sheon,
Dr. Harry Shragg, Morris Shur-man,
Al Stengel, Dr. Claude
Udkoff and Nathan Volk.
DR. DAVID ARONSON
Dower and Other Laws Applied
in American Courts.
Registration for these courses
will be held at the University of
Judaism from Monday, February
5 through Thursday, February
8. Courses are open to jurists,
members of the bar and law
students, and are scheduled for
six Tuesday evenings from 8:00-
9:30 p.m. beginning February 13
and concluding March 19.
fernrar installation "oT TTTe
new Board of Directors is now
being planned, the date and
place to be announced.
The creation of this new Board
will in no way affect the
Board of Overseers. Dr. David
Lieber, President, stated: "Func-tioning
as before, the Board of
Overseers of the University of
Judaism, which has a vital inter-est
in the ongoing needs of the
University, is also destined to
play an important role in the ex-pansion
program which will re-sult
in the Greater University of
Judaism;
Kaplan; Simon
Lectures
(Continued from Page 1)
bis and Educators as well as
others who qualify. Dr. Kaplan
will occupy the Julius Fligelman
Chair in Contemporary Jewish
Life and Civilization.
Trustees of the Fligelman
DR. RALPH SIMON
Chair are: Mrs. Tyco Cohen, Isa
dore Familian, William Finger
hut, Julius Fligelman, Mrs. Anm
Gourrich, Michael Kantzler, Allen
and Isadore Lazaroff, Los Ange-les
Period Furniture, Jack Os
trow, L. K. Shapiro and Max
Zimmer.
Dr. Ralph Simon of Chicago
MRS. JOE MUREZ
Mrs. Henry Sherman, concert
chairman, is again featuring
young virtuoso musical talent at
the a n n u a l Tuesday-Concert-
Luncheon Series which will con-tinue
through April.
-Mrs. Sidney Rochlin, program
chairman, has planned lectures
on both provocative and informa-tive
subjects, such as the one de-livered
by the well-known psy-chologist
Dr. Eva Schindler-Rain-man,
and an upcoming lecture on
January 23rd by Dr. Herman
Feifel, Chief Psychologist at the
Veterans Administration.
Mrs. Ted Post chaired a series
of successful art lectures by
members of the faculty of the
School of Fine Arts, and Mrs.
Rochlin, with Mrs. Jack Gindl
as her co-chairman, are planning
their annual "Artist in His Studio
Tour" in February with visits to
the studios of Arthur Secunda,
member of the faculty of the
SFA, Leon Salter and Katherine
Kadell.
will occupy the Earl Warren
Chair of Ethics of Human Rela-tions
as visiting Professor. He
will teach a course in "Practical
Problems of Religious Leader-ship"
beginning Thursday, Janu«
ary 25 from 10:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
for eight successive sessions. He
will also conduct a lecture series
entitled: "The Jews Behind the
Iron Curtain Countries — Obser-vations
Based on Personal Ex-periences"
under the auspices of
the University Institute of Jewish
Studies, scheduled for six con-secutive
Monday evenings be-ginning
February 12 and con-tinuing
through March 18.
Dr. Simon is currently National
Vice-President of the Rabbinical
Assembly of America, and amo.ng
his many honors was the estab-lishment
by the Jewish Theologi-cal
Seminary of a permanent pro-fessorship
entitled: "The Ralph
Simon Chair in Jewish Ethics and
Mysticism."
Trustees of the Earl Warren
Chair are: Victor Carter, Theo-dore
Cummings, Isadore Fa-milian,
Mrs. Tyco Cohen, John
Feldman, Julius Fligelman,
Samuel Fryer, Isadore Levinei,
Bart Lytton, Edward Mitchell,
Benjamin Swig, Mark Taper, Jus-tin
Turner and Allen Ziegler.
1968 WINTER (TEVET 5728 I13B Page 7
A BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE. Two of the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Klass of Rock Island, Illinois are being told by their
father how, when he was a child, he watched his grandfather
Abraham Schulkin a cattleman in Sioux City, Iowa, carve the
Holy Ark which is now in the Charles Brown Memorial
Chapel at the University of Judaism. The children Gary and
David, are the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. William Finger-hut.
The Klass family came to Los Angeles to join in honoring
their father and grandfather on his 65th birthday. Not pic-tured
are the other three Klass children, Mark, Robert and
Gordon. The Ark, originally part of the collection of the
Jewish Museum of the Jewish Theological Seminary was pre-sented
to the Brown Memorial Chapel of the University.
CALENDAR
J1a9n6u8 ary IS—'The.a^tre^ 1^96^8.^" ^Le^ctu^re^ d^em^o^n^str^at^ion^ b^y ^Jo^hn^ H^o^w
ard Lawson on "The Family as Center of Dramatic
Conflict." 8:30 p.m.
18—Hyman Levine Memorial Lecture. "A Profile of the
Contemporary American Jewish Intellectual." Loul
Shub. 8:30 p.m.
21—National Women's League Golden Jubilee Celebration
3:00 p,m. Valley Jewish Community Center and
Temple.
22—"Theatre 1968." Lecture demonstration by John How
ard Lawson on "Jewish Consciousness in the American
Theatre."
22—Opening of Harry Mintz one-man art exhibit.
23—University Women Luncheon. Home of Mrs. Jack
Ostrow. Dr. Herman Feifel, psychologist, guest speaker
29—"Theatre 1968." Lecture demonstration by John How-ard
Lawson on "Towards New Forms — Brecht am
Afterward."
29, 30. 31—Registration for Spring Semester.
School of Fine Arts
Graduate School
Hebrew Teachers College
College of Judaica
1968
February 5-8—Registration: University Institute of Jewish Studies
12—Dr. Ralph Simon. Lecture on "Jews Behind the Iron
Curtain."
13—University Women Concert-Luncheon. Linda Shlute
piano; Harry Shlutz, cello. 10:45 ajn.
19—Dr. Ralph Simon. Second lecture in series.
26—Dr. Ralph Simon. Third Lecture in series.
27—University Women Annual Artist Studio Tour.
29—Charles Brown Memorial Lecture. "Samson Raphael
Hirsch: Neo-Orthodox Reformer and the Road to the
Present" Dr. Leo Trepp, lecturer, 8:30 p.m.
29—N.W.L. 21st Annual Combined - Campaign Luncheon.
Beverly-Hilton HoteL
March 4—Dr. Ralph Simon. Fourth Lecture in series.
11—Dr. Ralph Simon. Fifth lecture in series.
18—Dr. Ralph Simon. Sixth and final lecture in series.
21—Jacob Kohn Lecture in Theology. Dr. Jacob Kohn.
8:30 p.m.
April 2—University Women Concert-Luncheon. Mona Golabek,
piano.
4—Moses E. Gindi Memorial Lecture. "Abraham Lincoln's
Second Inaugural: The Theology of Emancipation."
Dr. Simon Greenberg.
9—Backlar Lecture. Dore Senary, lecturer.
Moqr 5—20th Founders Day Dinner. Cocoanut Grove, Ambassa-dor
Hotel.
19—21—National Women's League Annual Branch Con-ference.
Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego.
June 10—National Women's League Branch-Sisterhood Donor
Luncheon. Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Movie Facility
Established By
Fingerhut Gift
The University of Judaism was
recently the recipient of a muni-ficent
gift for the further enrich-ment
of this institution's cultural
programming. A complete movie
facility was established at the
University by the family of Wil-liam
Fingerhut in honor of his
65th birthday.
In addition, to also honor the
44th wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Fingerhut, the family
presented a check to the Univer-sity
to establish a film library,
enabling the rental or purchase
of films for classroom and edu-cational
use.
At the presentation ceremony
held in the Gindi Auditorium,
Jack Ostrow, in his first official
act as Chairman of the new
Board of Directors, thanked the
Fingerhut family for their gen-erous
gift on behalf of the Uni-versity,
and handed a testimo-nial
scroll to William Fingerhut
as a token of love and esteem
from his family and the Univer-sity.
In making the presentation
Mr. Ostrow commented: "We
want to express our deepest
appreciation to Mr. Fingerhut for
being the kind of person he is
that would inspire his family to
do what they have done. Mr.
Fingerhut is a member of the
University Board of Directors,
has been one of its most gener-ous
benefactors and is one of a
small group of men who have
made possible the purchasing,
levelling and grading of the Uni-versity's
new campus site."
LIEBER KEYNOTE
(Continued from Page 2)
ness of our affluent society. But
it is fundamentally antinomian
in character. Identifying 'law'
with 'legalism,' 'morality' with
'moralism,' and 'religion' with
•pietism," this movement which
has a very wide appeal on col-lege
campuses, claims to recog-nize
the authority of only one
principle—'love.' All other moral
rules are judged to be relative,
all other principles a matter of
personal decision. A p p e a l i n g
though this approach is, it is
misleading, for it takes for
granted the existence of emo-tionally
mature adults, with a
highly developed value system,
in which justice and love are the
cardinal virtues. Where this is
not the case, such an approach
often results in intellectual con-fusion
and chaos, as emotion and
expediency become the only
touchstone of the right and the
good."
Dr. Lieber, however, is con-vinced
that if the above is
symptomatic of the maladies of
our social order, then the prog-nosis
can be found in the think-ing
and utterances of the Torah
sages implemented to meet the
modern needs.
. . . Unquestionably, we are
living in an age in which all of
the foundations have been shak-en.
Certainly, the old answers
alone will not suffice, nor will
texts, no matter how hallowed.
Only real people can meet real
problems, can make moral
choices in life situations, can
stake even their lives on the out-
A THREE-FOLD NACHUS. Pictured (L. to R.) Jack Ostrow, first
Chairman of the newly reconstituted Board of Directors of the
University of Judaism, as his first official act presented a
plaque to William Fingerhut, through the U. of J. on behalf
of Mrs. Fingerhut and their children and grand-children, to
commemorate the establishment of the William Fingerhut Film
Program and Library, donated to the University in honor of
Mr. Fingerhut's 65th birthday. Dr. Max Vorspan (right) Provost
of the U. of J. was chairman of the occasion, which also
marked the 44th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Fingerhut.
CONGREGATIONAL BREAKFAST PLANNERS - Pictured are
planners of the city-wide kick-off breakfast of the Congrega-tional
Cabinet of the University of Judaism which was held
on Sunday, December 3, at Sinai Temple, launching the series
of congregational affairs to be held in the various synagogues
affiliated with the United Synagogue of America, Pacific
Southwest Region for the benefit of the University of Judaism.
(Left to right), Abbey Paul of Temple B'nai Emet, Montebello,
breakfast co-chairman; Dr. David B. Kuris of Temple Beth
Am, fellowship breakfast chairman; Martin Waisbren of Holly-wood
Temple Beth El, Congregational Cabinet chairman.
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman, Dean of Students, Hebrew Teachers
College of the University of Judaism, was principal speaker
at the breakfast.
come. But these people must be
not alone concerned, but in-formed;
not alone sensitive, but
responsible; not alone involved,
but committed. Is this not what
our sages meant when they said
that to love God means to accept
'the yoke' of the kingship of
heaven, as well as that of the
mitzvot? Far from being im-pressed
by the enthusiastic out-bursts
of the devotees of the
mystery religions, or the mystic
absorption of the theosophists,
they warned their people against
the dangers of vapid emotional-ism
on the one hand and with-drawal
from the responsibilities
of society on the other. For them,
the sense of the presence of God
meant the hallowing of life, the
sanctification of every human
act, the purifying of every de-sire."
Recalling the words of the
much later Hassidic Master, the
Ba'al Shem Tov, Dr. Lieber point-ed
out the Jewish attitude which
is still the answer to all prob-lems,
when he quoted: ". . .. the
purpose of the Torah is to trans-form
the individual himself into
a living Torah" so that he may
be illumined by its teachings
and informed by its spirit."
WINTER (TEVET 5728 TtSQ 1968
Hebrew High School
Main Source For
Hebrew Teachers
The impact of the Los Angeles
Hebrew High School on the Uni-versity
of Judaism's Hebrew
Teachers College and College of
Judaica is dramatically told in
the composition of the current
student enrollment, a change
which has occurred in the last
five years.
Dr. Walter Ackerman, Dean of
the Hebrew Teachers College,
points to a statistical report
which shows graphically the in-crease
in the number of local
students who continue Jewish
studies beyond the secondary
school level — a change which
he credits in large measure to
the Hebrew High School. Gradu-ates
of the Los Angeles Hebrew
High now represent more than
two-thirds of the total enroll-ment
of the Hebrew Teachers
College of the U. of J.
The Los Angeles Hebrew High
School was organized in 1949 by
the Bureau of Jewish Education
through the efforts of its Execu-tive
Director at the time, Dr.
Samuel Dinin. Dr. Dov Bin Nun
was the first principal, and Dr.
Michael Slatinsky, the first and
only teacher. Dr. Jacob Sokol
was the founding President.
The school opened at the
Menorah Center in Boyle Heights
with an enrollment of 36 stu-dents.
Two years later it moved
to the Beverly Fairfax Jewish
Community Center. At that time
the Conservative congregational
schools had very few graduates
continuing with their . Jewish
studies, therefore the Hebrew
High had little to depend on for
growth.
At this time Dr. Slatinsky pre-vailed
upon, the late S?.mvel
Farkas to accept the Presidency
• of the school. Under his leader-ship
and with the pioneering
efforts of Dr. Slatinsky and the
volunteer work of his wife,
Renee, the story of the school
was brought to the attention of
Jews living throughout the Los
Angeles area.
When finally the school moved
to the Olympic Jewish Temple
and Center, now Temple Beth
Am, there occurred a marked in-crease
in enrollment. A branch
was opened at the Valley Jew-ish
Community Center and then
later, one at Valley Beth Shalom
and another at Alhambra Syna-gogue
Center. (Today there are
five branches with a total en-rollment
of over 500 students.)
In 1960, when student enroll-ment
reached 230, the United
Synagogue of America accepted
co-sponsorship of the Hebrew
High together with the Bureau
of Jewish Education. In 1961, Dr.
Eliezer Slomovic was appointed
vice-principal. A year later joint-ly
with the Bureau of Jewish
Education, the school came un-der
the supervision of the U. of
MATTHEW BERMAN
J. Hebrew Teachers College, in
order to create a closer relation-ship
between the two schools and
to better prepare high school
graduates for entrance to the
Hebrew Teachers College.
Among the laymen who have
given of their dedication, time
and support to bring this school
to its present standard of growth,
in addition to those already men-tioned,
are: Maxwell Markell,
Sol Rosenberg, Matthew Berman,
currently President and also
Chairman of the Board of Gover-nors
of the U. of J. as well as
Chairman at thp TJurrnu of jow-ish
Education; not to forget ihe
late Marshall Sherman and
Samuel Fryer, and Samuel Far-kas
who through the years con-tinued
as its strong right arm.
Credit must also be given to the
devoted women of the P.T.A. who
are contributing substantially
to the financial support of the
school.
The educators whose advice,
guidance and direction maintain
the school's scholastic standards
today are: Dr. Samuel Dinin,
Vice-President and Chairman of
Faculties, U. of J.; Irwin Soref,
Director of the Bureau of Jewish
Education, Dr. Moshe Bailis,
Bureau Consultant and U. of J.
faculty member; Dr. Walter
Ackerman, and Rabbi J u l i a n
White, Bureau Consultant and
»U. of J. faculty member.
TEACHER INTERN
(Continued from Page 1)
plan is an attempt to interest
and encourage young people cur-rently
enrolled in a Hebrew
Teachers College to teach in
classrooms of the Los Angeles
Hebrew schools at an early stage
in their training, in the hope that
they will be attracted to a career
in Jewish teaching. It is the in-tention
of the "Community In-tern
Program" to develop a sig-nificant
program for alleviating
the drastic teacher shortage.
The students selected under
this program are assigned to a
specified school in an area and
work up to six hours a week as
the teacher-aids under the super-vision
of a member of the faculty
of the assigned school and super-visors
from both the Bureau of
Jewish Education and the He-brew
Teachers College. They are
given academic credit for their
work as well as stipends. The
funds for the program have been
provided through a special allo-cation
of the L.A. Fed-Council
to the Bureau.
Upon completion of a year's
work, these students are recom-mended
to the Hayim Greenberg
Institute, or some equivalent pro-gram
in Israel, with the Bureau
TOUR MEETING JAN. 23
The University of Judaism In conjunction with the P.S.W.R. United
Synagogue has made arrangements for ninety-two passengers for a
charter flight to Europe leaving Los Angeles July 7th and returning to
Los Angeles August 20th. The total cost of the charter is $395. In addi-tion
a 45 day tour of Israel and Europe is being arranged as well as
a bus tour of Europe only for those who would prefer a European trip.
A travel meeing has been planned for Tuesday, January 23, at 8:00 p.m.
at the University of Judaism. Those interested in taking the charter are
invited to attend the meeting or call the University of Judaism.
HO 3-1161 and ask for Helen Ezra.
21006 'dJIWD "S313ONV SOI
13SNAS
CAMP RAMAH
ENROLLS NOW
Registration is now open for
the 1968 Summer Encamp-ment
at Camp Ram ah, mem-ber
of the National Raman
Commission and accredited by
the American Camping Asso-ciation,
with educational
supervision by the University
of Judaism, according to the
announcement by Dr. Walter
Ackerman, Camp Director.
Nestled in the verdant hills
of the Ojai Valley, inland
about 14 miles from the coast-al
city of Ventura, Camp
Ramah, a Hebrew-speaking
camp, is now entering its 13th
consecutive season, serving
boys and girls ages 9-16 from
all over the West coast.
A full program of activities
is offered including: sports,
swimming, music, dancing,
drama, arts and crafts, over-night
camping: all supervised
by a fully trained staff.
In keeping with the tradi-tion
of Jewish heritage, reli-gious
services, holiday cele-brations,
plus a formal study
program of Hebrew, bible, etc.,
is offered by qualified and
licensed teachers.
The camp season is divided
into two sessions of four
weeks each. Fee per camper is
$350 for one month, and $650
for the full eight weeks.
For f u r t h e r information
write the Camp Ramah office
at 6525 Sunset Blvd., L.A. 28,
or call HO 3-1161.
again providing scholarships for
those accepted.
When a student returns from
Israel, he will be eligible for a
pupil-teacher certificate and en-titled
to part-time work (from
6 to 12 hours a week) as a regu-lar
member of the faculty of a
Bureau affiliated school. Mean-while
the teacher candidate will
continue his studies at the He-brew
Teachers College and upon
graduation will become a certi-fied
Hebrew teacher.
The program went into effect
this fall on an experimental
basis and of the six people desig-nated
as Community Interns,
four are from the Hebrew
Teachers College of the U. of J.
They are: Deborah C h a n k i n ,
Francine Frank, Patty Margolin
and Ruth Mason.
Each of these students is cur
rently carrying a full schedule
at UCLA plus courses at the He-brew
Teachers College, and has
accepted the internship in addi-tion
to their other work. After
completing their current year's
work they will spend a year
in Israel.
This pilot program represents
a first in Jewish education and
its development is receiving
serious attention and observa-tion
by all who are concerned
with the present drastic Hebrew
teacher shortage throughout the
country.
EDUCATORS. Many educational experts have given of their
time and talents to the shaping of the curriculum and educa-tional
programming of the Los Angeles Hebrew High School,
the largest school of its type on the West coast. Pictured
above are two of these educators: (standing) Dr. Michael
Slatinsky, Principal of the L. A. Hebrew High School and Dr.
Walter Ackerman, Dean of the Hebrew Teachers College and
College of Judaica of the University of Judaism.
HtBRtW HIGH DINNER DANCE
Since the inception of the Los Angeles Hebrew High
School Annual Dinner-Dance it has increased in attendance
from year to year and has become one of the outstanding
social events of the Los Angeles winter season, it was noted
by Mrs. Matthew Berman, Overall Chairman. Thus, early res-ervations
by those who plan to attend will not only insure
the continued support which the school merits but would be
of inestimable help to the committees which are now busily
engaged in organizing and planning this Gala Event, sched-uled
for Sunday evening, February 4, 1968 at the Cocoanut
Grove of the Ambassador Hotel.
This 19th Anniversary Dinner-Dance, sponsored by the
Hebrew High School board of directors and the area P.T.A.'s,
will pay tribute to Temple Beth Am which for 15 years has
housed the School's main branch, provided office facilities
and made substantial contributions to its budgetary needs.
Guest speaker will be Rabbi Jacob Pressman, spiritual
leader of Temple Beth Am and a member of the Hebrew High
board for 15 years. Mr. Louis Wolfe, president of Temple Beth
Am and vice-president of the Hebrew High, will extend greet-ings.
A rich and varied program is planned.
The Los Angeles Hebrew High School is sponsored jointly
by the United Synagogue of America and the L. A. Bureau of
Jewish Education. Its curriculum is under the supervision of
the University of Judaism and the Bureau of Jewish Educa-tion,
preparing students for entrance to the U. of J. and ulti-mately
as future religious teachers and spiritual and lay
leaders.
For reservations and information call Mrs. Berman, GR
2-8643, Mrs. Herman Plaut, VE 8-5983 or 776-3460, or the school
office, OL 2-4632.

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ETERNAL LIGHT AWARD PRESENTED TO LEVINE BROS.
SID B. LEVINE
This year the Eternal Light
Award event sponsored by the
Patrons Society of the U. of J.
was in the form of a Dinner-
Dance, held Saturday, January 13
at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It
marked a double event—the 20th
Anniversary of the University of
Judaism and the honoring of
Isadore and Sid B. Levine with
Eternal Light Awards.
Dr. Simon Greenberg, Vice-
Chancellor, of the Jewish Theolo-gical
Seminary of America and
Chancellor of the University of
Judaism participated in the pro-gram.
For the second successive year
a dual Eternal Light Award was
presented to one family—the
first having been conferred upon
Justin Turner and his brother,
the late Maurice Turner.
Benjamin Seewack, Chairman
of the Patrons Society and Dr.
David Lieber, President of the
University, in announcing the
award selection, pointed to the
contributions made by the two
brothers to the economic, social
and cultural life of the entire
Pacific Southwest area. Mr. See-wack
observed: "In honoring Isa-dore
and Sid B. Levine, we are
paying tribute to a family which
has established a unique tradi-tion
that is being carried forth
by each succeeding generation—
that of community dedication as
inaugurated by their forebears,
Emma and the late Hyman
Levine.
"To this day, there is not an
area in the general spectrum of
social welfare that is not the
concern of the Levines: From
youth to senior citizens, f r om
hospital to home for the aged,
from synagogue to civic and fra-terna-
1 organization. If it is for
the betterment of mankind, it is
the recipient of their loving
kindness. In the field of educa-tion,
their Torah tradition and
love of scholarship have drawn
them to the University of Juda-ism
and other institutions of
higher learning."
With this award, the Levine
name will be added to the roster
of these other Eternal Light
Award honorees of distinction:
Allen Ziegler, Dr. Victor Good-hill
aoid Max Zimmer.
Marais and Miranda, interna-tionally
f a m e d folk - singers
added to the gala occasion with
their wit and charm. ISADORE LEVINE
FIRST TEACHER INTERN
PROGRAM IN JEWISH
EDUCATION LAUNCHED
U. of J. Important Participant
As Education Experts In The
Nation Observe Progress
An historic first in Hebrew
teacher training, a "Community
Intern Program in Jewish Edu-cation"
was recently announced
by Dr. Walter Ackerman, Dean
of the Hebrew Teachers College,
University of Judaism, and Mr.
Irwin S o r e f , Director of the
Bureau of Jewish Education of
the L.A. Federation-Council and
Lecturer in Education at the
[trOr^w j c*rt<7/ipr.s txOJitrg^.
According to Dr. Ackerman,
there are annually about 800 to
900 openings for Hebrew teachers
in the country and the combined
graduates of the 11 Hebrew
Teachers Colleges in the U.S.
number only approximately 150.
If it were not for Israeli students
many of our Hebrew schools
would be without teachers.
The intern program is a com-bined
effort on the part of the
Hebrew Teachers College of the
U. of J. and other Jewish teacher
t ra i n i n o1 «f both the congregation and the
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Enrollment in the School of
Fine Arts has passed the 300-
miark this fall, doubling the
1964 figure. Largest increase was
in the Visual Arts Department
where a number of new instruc-tors
and classes have been add-ed,
and in the Theatre Arts De-partment.
Approximately half of
the total number are continuing
students. Due to the limitation;
of studio space, waiting lists
have been established. In addi-tion,
the SFA also conducts a
series of art and lecture courses
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20th ANNUAL
FOUNDERS DAY DINNER
Will Be Held on Sunday Evening,
MAY 5, 1968
Cococmut Grove, Ambassador Hotel
Please Reserve This Date!
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Published by
THE UNIVERSITY OP JUDAISM
HENRY BRANDLER, Chairman
Public Relations Comm.
Mr. Louis Shub. Director of the
Library of the University of Judaism, has
been granted a leave of absence for two
years, beginning with Feb. 1, 1968, to take
charge of the Israeli office of the Ameri-can
Jewish Committee. Though he will be
sorely missed at the University during
this period, we are happy that in his new
post he will be afforded an opportunity to
observe, report and interpret all that
transpires in Israel to the American Jew-ish
Committee, and through them to the
American Jewish community. Mr. Shub is
recognized as one of the foremost experts
on Israel and the Middle East, and the
American Jewish Committee is fortunate
that it will have a man of his competence
in such a sensitive post.
Mr. Shub possesses a rare combina-tion
of abilities. He is a modest and un-assuming
man whose dedication to his
many tasks is unflagging. He is a brilliant
and inspiring lecturer and teacher, as a
generation of his students at the Hebrew
Teachers College and the University.
Institute can attest. His frequent appear-ances
on Radio and T.V. and before
audiences throughout the West Coast
have won him many plaudits for his lucid
and critical reporting and interpretation
of contemporary events, particularly in
Israel and the Middle East. He is an avid
reader of contemporary Jewish Literature
in several languages, and his interpreta-tions
of the current literary scene have
been particularly illuminating.
Throughout his long association with
the University of Judaism, his main pre-occupation
has been with its Library.
From a modest library which the Univer-sity
acquired at its first home at 612 S.
Ardmore, the University Library, under
Mr. Snub's direction, has become one of
the largest and finest on the West Coast,
with a unique collection of books, bro-chures
and pamphlets on the contempo-rary
Jewish scene, particularly Israel and
the Middle East. Mr. Shub has already
laid the groundwork for the erection of a
new library building and a much ex-panded
library on the new Campus of the
University. When he returns from Israel,
he will resume charge of Library opera-tions
and begin to implement the plans
ELI L. REMBAUM
Director of Public Information
BIBLIOPHILES — Picture taken at an earlier
time when the University Library was not as
extensive as it is today. (I .to r.) Dr. Samuel
Dinin, Vice President U. of J. and Chairman
of Faculties; Mr. Louis Shub, Director of
Library.
now being formulated for a greater
library. The Library of the University
which numbers 50,000 volumes and 20,000
brochures and pamphlets, will be ex-panded
to one of 100,000 volumes and in
the years ahead to a quarter of a million
and more. During his absence the Library
will be under the direction of Mrs. Bella
Hess, the assistant Librarian, and a de-voted
and competent staff.
As with all partings, it is with mingled
feelings of joy and sorrow that we bid
him a fond adieu. We are glad that he will
be spending two years in Israel with his
lovely wife Ruth, doing work that brings
him such fulfillment and which will con-tribute
so much to a better understanding
of Israel and the Middle East. We will
miss his presence; his knowledge, his
humor and his wisdom, and await the day
when we can greet him with a Welcome
Back!
—Dr. Samuel Dinin
Vice-President, U. of J.
Chairman of Faculties
U. of J. Students
Further Studies
In Israel
The Hebrew Teachers College
of the University of Judaism is
one of the participating institu-tions
of the Hayim Greenberg
Institute in Jerusalem. The Insti-tute
was founded in 1955 by the
Jewish Agency for Israel to honor
the memory of the late Dr. Hayim
Greenberg, outstanding Zionist
writer, teacher and philosopher
and founder of the Agency's De-partment
of Education and Cul-ture.
Its purpose is to enable
young men and women, prepar-ing
to enter the field of Jewish
education and community work,
to spend a period of one year in
Israel, studying in the fields of
Judaica and Hebraica.
This year, the following stu-dents
of the Hebrew Teachers
College are in attendance at the
Institute: Sue Baker, David Dwor-sky,
Howard Gelberd, Teddi Ley-ton,
Shirley Malloy.
In addition, Mark Hyman and
Michael Dinin are studying at
the Hebrew University and at the
Seminary facility in Jerusalem.
Within the past few years, an
Increasing number of students
have been spending one of their
undergraduate years of study In
Israel.
HTC STUDENTS
AT SEMINARY
ON INCREASE
The number of former students
of the Hebrew Teachers College
who are at the Jewish Theologi-cal
Seminary of America in New
York continues to grow. At the
present time, the following
young people are in the com-bined
program of the Teachers
Institute of the Seminary and
Columbia University: Rozanne
Spritzer, Sue Berke and Alan
Appel.
Those enrolled in the Rabbini-cal
School of the Seminary are:
Fred Warshaw, Ronald Levine,
Moshe Rothblum, Kalman Appel,
Joseph Goldman, Edwin Weins-berg,
Ronald Garr, -Elliot Spiegel
and Joel Rembaum,
It is interesting to note that for
the first time a student from the
West Coast received a Lehman
Institute Fellowship for spe-cialized
study in Talmud. Joel
Rembaum, a product of the Jew-ish
school system in Los Angeles,
is an alumnus of the Los Ange-les
Hebrew High School, and a
graduate of UCLA where he pur-sued
courses in Hebrew and
Judaica while attending the Uni-versity
of Judaism. Joel will de-vote
three years of in-depth
study in. Talmud prior to ordina-tion.
Dr. David Lieber Key
Note Speaker At
U.SA Convention
Analyzes Modern Predicament
Answer Found in Torah Truths
Northwest
Cavalcade
Planned
The University Institute oi
Jewish Studies has planned a
cavalcade of speaking engage-ments
to the various Jewish
communities in the Pacific
Northwest. Speakers will be
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman, Dean
of Students, Hebrew Teachers
College and Instructor of Rab-binic
Literature, Rabbi Edward
Tenenbaum, Executive Director
of the United Synagogue of
America, and Dr. Henry Fisher,
Director of the University Insti-tute.
Time and place of their sched-uled
appearances are:
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman
Feb. 19 — Vancouver
Feb. 20 — Seattle
Feb. 21 — Spokane
Feb. 22 — Portland
Rabbi Edward Tenenbaum
Mar. 18 — Vancouver
Mar. 19 — Seattle
Mar. 20 — Spokane
Mar. 21-25 — Portland
Dr. Henry Fisher
Apr. 22 — Vancouver
Apr. 23 — Seattle
Apr. 24 — Spokane
Apr. 25 — Portland
A Retreat has been scheduled
for May in Portland; speaker to
be announced.
From Portland to San Diego,
from Los Angeles to New York,
members of the faculty of the
University of Judaism have been
kept busy fulfilling commit-ments
in a multitude of Jewish
communities.
Highlighting these activities
was a keynote address by Dr.
David Lieber, President of the
University, delivered at the re-cent
bi-annual United Syna-gogue
of America convention
held at the Concord Hotel in Kia-mesha,
New York, before dele-gates
representing over 800 tem-ples
and synagogues in the
United States, Canada, Puerto
Rico and South America.
Speaking on "The Modern Pre-dicament,"
Dr. Lieber dealt with
the social and personal issues of
the day and the prevailing sense
of helplessness that leads many
to wonder about the value of the
entire human enterprise. He
diagnosed the symptoms of a
world in a condition that would
indicate something is radically
wrong:
"Juvenile delinquency seems
to grow in a geometrical pro-gression,
this despite the avail-ability
of social workers and
psychologists. More and more
marriages end in bitterness and
divorce despite the efforts of
marital counsellors. The war in
Vietnam goes on despite the
deepening misery of friend and
foe alike, while the fabric of our
entire social order is rent by vio-lence
and hatred.
". . . . Self indulgence has be-come
a way of life with increas-ed
demands for everything from
drugs to yachts and sports cars,
from unrestricted sexual license
to the right to behave as obnox-iously
and as irresponsibly as
one's underdeveloped conscience
may dictate. A new 'fun morali-ty'
has been proclaimed in which
the individual becomes the sole
arbiter of what is right and
wrong, and where moral rules
and even principles are relativiz-ed
to the point of sheer mean-iriglessness.
One can understand
this movement as a reaction
against increased mechanization
and dehumanization of our soci-ety.
"At the same time, one cannot
help but observe how self defeat-ing
it is, since ultimately it is
nihilistic both in outlook and
effect. Far from improving hu-man
relationship, it tends to en-courage
mutual exploitation. Far
DR. DAVID LIEBER
from giving an Individual a
sense of being alive, it dulls his
senses. Far from making our
society more livable, it does just
the opposite, through its refusal
to cope with the genuine prob-lems
that face us.
"There is another tendency in
our time, with which we cannot
help but have much greater
sympathy, which is also anti-thetical
to our 'life style.' It, too,
speaks in the name of sensitivity
and responsibility. It, too, decries
the selfishness and self-eentered-
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THE UNIVERSITY STUDENT
AND
THE RABBINICAL MYSTIQUE
What calls a young man to the Rabbinate? What motivates a
dedication to the spiritual and general welfare of the Jewish
people? Is it necessarily true that Rabbis come from homes where
strict tradition is observed?
Training for the Rabbinate means the taking on of an arduous
and disciplined burden — a program which extends over a period
of years — far in excess of most other professions which hold the
promise of a much greater return in worldly goods and possessions.
In order to find the answer we interviewed Victor Gross, a student
in residence from Spokane, Washington, who is in his final year
in the Special Studies Program at the University of Judaism and
looking forward to entering the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America in New York for further years of intensive study.
Q. Victor, was there anything during the pre-Bar Mitzvah
period in your life that may have had some bearing on your ulti-mate
choice for the Rabbinate?
A. On the contrary, circumstances conspired in every way
toward the exact opposite. Before my parents were divorced, my
family was stationed in Germany — my father was a career officer
in the U. S. Air Force. Actually my Jewish education began about
a year before my Bar Mitzvah. What made this occasion a bit
unusual was the fact that since we were nowhere near a Syna-gogue,
one had to be improvised — my father making arrange-ments
to fly in a Sefer Torah so that we could have a valid service.
The congregation was far from being overwhelmingly Jewish; in
fact it was a very fine example of ecumenism. Later, when my
mother settled in Spokane, this all changed.
Q. In what way?
A. For one thing, we were living in a Jewish community and
for once had access to a synagogue. It was then that I came under
the influence of the spiritual leader of Knesset Israel, Rabbi Wil-
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1968 WINTER fTEVET 5728 J13& Page 3
1968 ETERNAL LIGHT AWARD
Focused on Levine Family Tradition
There ore three Crowns: The Crown of Tor ah. the Crown o:
Priesthood, and the Crown of Royalty; but the Crown of a Good
Name excels them alL (Talmud. "Ethics of the Fathers")
* * * The highest accolade given by
the Patrons Society of the Uni-versity
of Judaism to one of its
peers for a lifetime of service to
country and community is the
Eternal Light Award.
For the second year, dual
Eternal Light Awards were
conferred on brothers. The pre-sentation
took place at a
Dinner-Dance hosted by the Pa-trons
Society on Saturday, Jan-uary
13 at the Beverly Hills
Hotel. The award to Isadore and
Sid B. Levine paid homage
to a great family tradition and
the "Crown of a Good Name" as
fashioned by Hyman and Emma
Levine, parents of the recipients.
If the nobility of parents is re-flected
in the deeds of their chil-dren
and their children's chil-dren,
then to gain some insight
into the background of this heri-tage
a brief recounting of the
Levine family story is in order.
When Hymon Levine was but
a child of eleven, the sudden
death of his father, Yitzchak, a
fur trader, placed upon his young
shoulders the responsibility of
filling the void in a business
that provided for a family of
nine. There was little time left
for study, but in a Jewish home
where the Sabbath was sacred,
prayer and synagogue were daily
fare, and the Torah way of life
was transmitted by following the
teachings of our sages: — "...
who takes no credit to himself
. . . who is beloved . . . who loves
God . . . loves mankind . . . acts
with loving kindness . . . keeps
far from honors . . . bears the
yoke along with his fellows . . .
judges his fellowmen with the
scales weighted in his favor . . .
etc." By this yardstick, the mea-sure
of Hyman Levine's learning
was well steeped in Torah, and
he was destined to walk with
God.
Hyman married his childhood
sweetheart, Emma, in the small
town in Russian-Poland where
they both grew up, and took her
to America, fulfilling her dream
of traveling to the 'golden land
Their arrival in New York began
a series of hardships, frustra
tions and eventually a modicum
of success. It also brought much
happiness with the birth of tw<
sons, Isadore and Max.
The encouragement of rela
tives drew the Levine family t<
Los Angeles. It was here tha
Sid was born.
Not long after their arrival in
Los Angeles, Hyman, 'w h
judged his fellowman with
scales weighted in his favor*
fell prey to the cupidity a n
avarice of a partner who mulcted
him of a small fortune. With
only $2.40 left in his pocket, he
was fortunate to receive an ad
vance of two five-dollar gol
pieces from a friend for a
new start. On that very day
while relating to Emma of h i s
friend's generosity, two men ap
peared at the door asking for a
contribution to buy a lot of land
with a building on it that could
be used temporarily as a Syna
gogue. It would be possible t
buy it if each family in the com
munity gave $5.00. Unhesitantly
Hyman dug into his pocket and
gave the men one of his recently
acquired gold pieces.
Later, when Emma remon
strated with him for giving awaj
money that was practically
loaned to him, his quiet answer
was; "It was for a new house of
worship, Emma. The Lord will
bless us."
The other gold piece was set
aside to help sustain the family
The $2.40 was used to make a
start in a business venture which
ultimately became known as the
H. Levine Cooperage Co., known
throughout the world, and sub
sequently its equally prominent
subsidiary, the Santa Fe Tank &
Tower Company.
In time Hyman was to help
found the Jewish Home for the
Aged in Boyle Heights, which he
LOVE OF TORAH — An integral part of the Levine family tradi-tion
is love of Torah and high on their list of educational
institutions supported is the University of Judaism. They know
that without Jewish education there can be no true under-standing
and love of the Judaic heritage. Pictured above plan-ning
for the University are seated (left to right), Dr. David
Lieber, President of the U. of J.; Mrs. Hyman (Emma) Levine,
and Dr. Max Vorspan, Provost of the U. of J. Standing (left to
right) are sons Sid B. and Isadore Levine, who were the
recipients of the Patrons Society Eternal Light Award on
January 13.
HYMAN LEVINE 1884 - 1959
served as President for years
More recently the names Hyman
and Emma Levine have become
synonymous with Mt. Sinai Hos-pital.
At the time Hyman took a
hand in founding this center of
healing, he laid down these con-ditions:
1. That it be non-sec-tarian.
2. That fifty-percent of
its beds are to be 'free'. He ex-plained
to his children that this
munificent gift was part of the
Levine way of living and that
Mt. Sinai Hospital was to be a
signpost on a broad highway of
family tradition as a reminder
to future generations of the path
to follow.
Today, the children of Hyman
and Emma have made their
mark in industry, investment
banking, law and medicine. And
not only are Isadore and Sid sup-porters
of the University of Juda-ism,
but their community activi-ties
extend to all fields and en-deavors.
Their brother, Max an
M.D., is equally dedicated to the
ood of humanity in his healing
of the sick.
Thus for the community of Los
Angeles has been blessed with
'our generations of Levines.
Three generations are American
by birth, education and culture,
and they are traveling the high-ivay
of a glorious family tradi-ion
as best illustrated by a story
old about a great-grandson of
Hyman and Emma Levine.
During the annual United
iVay Campaign, Scotty, the
randson of Isadore, went to his
join bank and emptied out his
life savings'. When chided by
lis parents that half his wealth
vould have fulfilled his obliga-ion,
young Scotty became quite
ndignant: "I want to be like
great-grandpa and grandma, Hy-man
and Emma!"
It is understandable why Hy-man
and his sons gravitated
toward (he University of Juda-ism.
Knowledgeable in the way
of the Torah, they were fully
aware that without institutions
of Jewish learning there would
be no synagogues, no Talmud
Torahs, no homes for the aged,
no hospitals, no lay or spiritual
leadership, — indeed, no Jewish
way of life.
The Crown of a Good Name is
not a light one to bear, but a
tradition like that of the Levine
family makes the burden an ex-citing
and fulfilling challenge.
Levine Memorial
Lecture To Hear
Louis Shub
As his final public appearance
before leaving for Israel, Louis
Shub, Director of the Library
and instructor in Jewish History
at the University of Judaism,
will deliver this year's Hyman
Levine Memorial Lecture in
American Jewish History. Sched-uled
for Thursday, January 18 at
8:30 p.m., the lecture, open to the
public, will be on the subject: "A
Profile of the Contemporary
American Jewish Intellectual."
Mr. Shub has just recently been
appointed by the American Jew-ish
Committee as Director of their
Israel headquarters, for which he
has been granted a two-yeaf
leave of absence by the Univer-sity
of Judaism beginning Feb-ruary
1, 1968.
Mr. Shub, noted news analyst,
radio and TV commentator and
specialist on Middle East affairs,
functioned as moderator on the
televised shows produced by the
University of Judaism.
He attended the University of
Pittsburgh and received his M.A.
at Columbia University and is a
diplomate of the Hebrew Teach-ers
Training Institute. Among his
many published works is an
eight unit study course for the
Research Institute of the Ameri-can
Jewish Committee entitled:
"Jewish Post-W a r Problems,"
which was later published tinker
the title "Jews in the Post-War
World."
The Hyman Levine Memorial
Lecture which Mr. Shub will de-liver
was established by the Hy-man
Levine Family Foundation
as an annual lecture devoted to
the theme of "Jews in American
History." The purpose of this lec-ture
is to present the saga of
Jewish life in America, with spe-cial
emphasis on the interaction
between the Jews and the Amer-ican
milieu and the influence
which helped shape them.
WITH LOVING KINDNESS - Concerned with the alleviation
of suffering are pictured above. Mrs. Hyman (Emma) Levine
and Dr. M. L. Jacobs, Chairman of the Department of Radi-ology,
stand before the new wing named in her honor at
City of Hope.
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RABBINIC MYSTIQUE
(Continued from Page 2)
fred Solomon. He became my teacher and found time to give me
three hours of private instruction daily.
Q. Was this Hebrew instruction?
A. No, it was mostly in the field of Judaica and all In Eng-lish.
We covered Jewish history, philosophy and the Pirke Abot, the
Ethics of the Fathers. About this time I also became interested in
the United Synagogue Youth and during the summer attended
their camp, that is Camp Solomon Schechter. I would say that this
camping experience and its complete Jewish way of life increased
my Jewish awareness and commitment.
Q. When did you actually make up your mind to go into the
Rabbinate?
A. It was in my senior year in high school. Up to that time I
was considering a law career. But, for one reason or another, I
began to feel that I wanted, to do something for my people,.
Q. What brought you to the University of Judaism?
A. To accomplish my goal it was necessary to pursue a higher
Jewish education to receive the training for entry into the Semi-nary.
Since I wanted to be aligned with the Conservative Move-ment,
the University of Judaism was a logical choice. However, I
had determined to investigate this institution. If it did not come up
to standard, the joint program at the Seminary was still open.
Q. What was the result of your investigation?
A. First off what impressed me was that it was the West
coast school of the Jewish Theological Seminary. Secondly, I found
that this was a highly accredited University with a standing and
reputation as good as any in the area — and we do have .some of
the best universities in the country. Since this would have to be a
joint program between a secular school of higher learning along
with the program at the University it was logical that I apply for
entry here.
Q. As port of the joint program, what other school do you
attend?
A. I also attend Valley State College.
Q. Why did you choose Valley State?
A. Again the result of investigation. I had the qualifications
to enter any school in the area, but it so happens that Valley State
has the finest history department — and since I had determined to
major in history, it was natural that I apply there.
Q. Didn't you find this double program rather burdensome?
A. More so in my case than in the average. It must be remem-bered
that I came here without a Hebrew background. Thus, my
first hurdle was not only to learn Hebrew, but I also had to become
familiar with it as a spoken language, since most of the instruction
here is given in Hebrew; not to mention the fact that most of the
texts are written in Hebrew also. As a student attending two
schools of higher learning simultaneously, my first year was agon-izing
and to say the least, frustrating. It wasn't easy.
Q. Now that you are about to graduate and leave the Univer-sity
for the Seminary, would you care to give an appraisal of the
University of Judaism?
A. Gladly. I find that the instructors here are as qualified as
those at Valley State, if not more so. Another important factor of
course is the size of the clas&bs.'Compared to those at college, here
it is like receiving individual instruction, which makes for a more
intimate relationship between student and teacher. Furthermore,
the instructors here have a definite charisma which tends to dedi-cate
the student to his work.
Q. How do you envision your role as a spiritual leader?
A. Before I go into this I must express my views on Judaism.
First off, I believe that Judaism must be perpetuated since I am
convinced that it is a civilizing force. This concept was brought
home to me as I attended this University, because here one can see
and feel Judaism as a complete civilization, with its own music,
art, drama, etc. That is to say, it has its own culture — its own
mores — a civilization and a culture which has as its fooal point
the dignity of man and the constant quest for morality and social
justice. In fact, one becomes aware here of a civilization wifchin a
civilization that is continually emerging out of a synthesis. Here at
the University you can see two civilizations being combined — the
best that the American way of life has to offer, with the igreat his-toric
tradition which is Jewish. My mission as I see it is to, in some
small way, bring the awareness of this to my people and to commit
the individual Jew to this kind of Jewish experience and to the
totality of the Jewish way of life.
Q. There is much concern today about the increasing trend
toward assimilation. What are your thoughts on this subject?
A. It is very disturbing of course. But this is not new in the
history of Judaism. During the days of Hellenism in Greece, for
example, whole communities disappeared. The present trend has
been an ongoing pattern since the days of the so-called Jewish
emancipation. However, history proves that there will always be a
saving remnant. That saving remnant will always be present as
long as there is a need — and there is a tremendous need for the
Jewish mission in today's so-called "civilization,"
TALMUD CLASS — Pictured above is Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman
explaining the intricacies of Hie grammar in the Aramaic of
the Talmud, at the special studies program of the University
of Judaism.
DR. SAMUEL A. FRYER 1881 - 1967
In September, 1967, the faculty
and staff of the University of
Judaism was saddened by the
passing of Dr. Samuel A. Fryer,
a leading philanthropist, an ex-traordinary
friend of Jewish edu-cation,
and a true lover of his
people.
His dedicated and useful life,
combining his talents as a scien-tist,
industrialist and organiza-tional
genius is a matter of
record; but an insight into the
true nature of the man can be
gathered from one of his expres-sions
in an address given prior
to his death:
". . . Moreover, life, the super-ior
of all mentors, has taught
me that true happiness is to be
found not in the possession of
wealth, but rather in its bene-ficial
use. Though I have known
the joys of success in many of
my scientific and commercial en-terprises,
nothing has given me
that deep and lasting satisfac-tion
which I have derived from
having made whatever humble
contribution I was able to make
for the welfare of my fellow
man, and particularly towards
furthering the cause of education
in the State of Israel and the
United States."
INSTITUTE BIBLE COURSE
GEARED FOR ADULT STUDY
Through the generous initiative of the Charles Brown Fellow-ship,
the Charles Brown Bible Study Program has been instituted
at the University of Judaism for the teaching of Bible to adults.
A Study Committee was organized last year consisting of Dr.
David Lieber, Chairman, and Drs. Moshe Babin, Henry Fisher, Jonas
Greenfield, Hillel Silverman, Eliezer Slomovic and Max Vorspan,
for the specific purpose of planning the ultimate publishing of a
full-fledged curriculum for the teaching of Bible to adults. The com-mittee
utilized as its basis the Melton Program which is under the
auspices of the Teachers Institute of the Jewish Theological Semi-nary,
and which has published an initial text on the book of Gene-sis
by Dr. Nahum Sarna and a Teachers Guide Book by Dr. Gardner.
The Study Committee has set for itself the task of adapting this
material, which utilizes the latest insights of the behavorlal scie-ences
to the teaching of adults.
In order to be able to experiment with these materials, the
Committee has established the following Study Circles:
Class for Businessmen, University of Judaism
Dr. David Lieber
Young Couples Home Study Group
Dr. David Lieber
Understanding Genesis, University of Judaism
Rabbi Morton Bauman
Adult Bible Class, San Fernando Valley
Rabbi Zvi Dershowitz
University Women Bible Class, U. of J.
Dr. Walter Ackerman
Adult Study Class, Whittier
Dr. David Lieber
Adult Study Class, Temple Beth Am
Rabbi Morton Wallack
An Advisory Committee of the Bible instructors meet at the
University from time to time to evaluate their progress, to advise
on the formulation of a Bible syllabus for the Bible classes, to help
select those portions of the Bible to be included in such a syllabus,
and to guide those who will be involved in the translation of the
"Melton Method" to other portions of the Bible. Dr. Eliezer Slomo-vic
has been commissioned to adapt the "Teachers Guide for Gene-sis"
for adult study.
The ultimate plan of the Study Committee, once a curriculum
and a syllabus has met with their satisfaction, is to be in a posi-tion
to expand the number of Bible Study Circles throughout the
West coast communities.
Record at U.IJ.S.
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University of Judaism. Prime
movers in the establishment of
these courses were Fred Fine,
chairman of adult education,
and Rabbi Morton Wallack, Beth
Am's associate Rabbi and Direc-tor
of adult education. The en
thusiastic response to these
courses resulted in an initial en-rollment
of 315 students.
Registration
Begins Feb.5
For U.IJ.S.
Registration for the University
Institute of Jewish Studies has
been scheduled for Monday, Feb-ruary
5 through Thursday, Feb-ruary
8. Classes will begin Mon-day,
February 12. Courses open
to adults who are high school
graduates lead to a broad appre-ciation
of Judaism and its heri-tage
and include all areas of
Hebrew language and literature,
Jewish history, religion and
philosophy, and related fields.
Morning and evening divisions
of the Institute are conducted in
the Samuel A. Fryer Building of
the University of Judaism. Addi-tional
courses as well as lecture
DR. HENRY FISHER
Director, U.IJ.S.
forums and home study groups
are held in cooperation with
synagogues and national and
locaI Jewish o r g a n i z a t i o n s
throughout the city.
The Los Angeles City Board of
Education recognizes courses
given by the University Institute
for in-service training credit.
Counselling Course
Dr. Samuel Dinin, vice-presi-dent
of the University of Juda-ism
and Chairman of Faculties,
announces a series of Seminars
in Pastoral Counselling, made
possible by the Short Doyle Pro-gram
of the State of California
through the Graduate School of
the University.
Fulfilling a request made by
the Rabbinical Assembly, based
on needs arising out of the cur-rent
pastoral experiences of the
individual Rabbis in coping with
personal problems of congre-gants,
the present program is de-signed
to give the spiritual
leader an additional tool with
which to meet family or per-sonal
crises that may come be-fore
him.
The instructor for the Seminar
is Dr. Myrtle Le Bow, a psycho-analyst,
who is Assistant Pro-fessor
of Psychiatry at the Uni-versity
of Southern California, a
member of the faculty of the
Southern California Psychoana-lytic
Institute, and is on the staff
of the Thalean Clinic at Mount
Sinai Hospital.
GOLDEN JUBILEE
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sissippi, and sisterhoods who
have outstanding records of
achievement will receive special
honors. That evening, a formal
Award by the Seminary will be
presented to the Regional
Branch.
The afternoon program begin-ning
at 3:00 p.m. will hear a
panel discussion on the theme:
"The Ethics of Our Fathers—Are
They Also Ours?" Participants
will be Rabbis Henry Fisher,
Jacob Pressman and Joshua
Stampfer with Dr. Max Vorspan
as moderator.
1968 WINTER (TEVET 5728 Page 5
the school of fine arts
"The noteworthy experiences which grow out of the unique challenges and opportunities under free-dom
should be recorded and interpreted by those of our people who possess the gift of self expression
through the arts. Jewish life has to be rendered visibly, audibly, and tangibly vivid and fascinating."
HERMAN PLATT
HERMAN PLATT
TO HEAD NEW
COMMITTEE
Under the chairmanship of
Mr. Herman Platt, distinguished
civic leader and patron of the
arts, the following have accepted
invitations to serve on the newly
formed Committee for the School
of Fine Arts, it was announced
by Mr. Matthew Berman, Chair-man,
Board of Governors: Mrs.
William Bruck, Mrs. Herman
Platt, Mr. Maurice Hyman, Mr.
Ted Post, Mr. Marvin Mirisch,
Mrs. Julian Sieroty, and Mrs.
Allen Ziegler,
The committee will concern it-self
with the function, growth
and special problems of the
School of Fine Arts. Because of
the outstanding art background
of the committee, including:
drama, film production, music,
and in administration, it is ex-pected
that they wil make an
effective contribution to the fur-ther
development of the school's
program of instruction, exhibits,
concerts and public events. They
will also be instrumental in the
formulation of plans for the fu-ture
SFA building on the new
campus of the University.
Mr. Platt, a native Angeleno,
is a graduate of UCLA and has
followed closely the pattern set
by his father, Ben Platt, in his
dedication to Sinai Temple, the
University of Judaism and the
City of Hope. He is a past presi-dent
of Sinai Temple and is a
Trustee of the City of Hope. His
wife Margie and he have five
children and seven grandchil-dren,
FACULTY NEWS
SFA SPRING
REGISTRATION
ANNOUNCED
The School of Fine Arts Spring
Semester will begin on Monday,
February 5, 1968. The 15-week
semester will continue to May
31. Registrations will be accepted
through January. Final registra-tion"
dates are January 29-31.
A wide variety of day and eve-ning
classes is offered on all
levels of achievement: Drawing,
Painting, Sculpture, Graphics,
Papier Mache Techniques, Jewish
Design Elements, Art History;
Music, Cantorial Studies, Jewish
Vocal Repertoire, Theory an d
Composition; Dance, Drama, Act-ing,
Public Speaking, Children's
and Teenager's classes in Dance
and Theatre. A detailed brochure
is available from the S.F.A. Of-fice,
463-1161,
MAX FINKELSTEIN, whose
striking contemporary sculptures
can be found in many museums
a n|d industrial corporation
offices, was invited to exhibit in
the Centuiy City Outdoor Sculp-ture
show. The Museum of the
Fine Arts, U.C. Berkeley, has just
acquired a new work of his. He
also won a Purchase Award at
the Biennial Exhibition of the
Krannert Art Museum, Univer-sity
of Illinois.
BELLA LEWITZKY was com-missioned
by the University of
Nebraska to choreograph a new
ballet. She and her dance com-pany
flew to Omaha where they
gave a lecture-demonstration,
master class and concert at the
university. A similar engage-ment
for appearances a|n d
master classes at the University
of Utah, Salt Lake City, followed.
KALMAN ARON was commis-sioned
to paint a portrait of
author Henry Miller which was
shown in New York and Paris
together with the writer's first
exhibition of watercolors. A re-production
of the p o r t r a i t
appeared in the New York Times
and in the International Herald
Tribune, of Paris; both papers
devoted considerable space to a
discussion of the writer's water-colors
and of Aron's paintings
which are currently touring
Europe.
CHARNA RICKEY, whose
sculptures can be found in many
important private collections, re-cently
was interviewed by Tom
Frandsen on Channel 4 and gave
an outstanding lecture and stu-dent
demonstration. She is cur-rently
giving a 15-week series of
lecture-demonstrations at Tem-ple
Beth Hillel in North Holly-wood.
ROBERT STRASSBURG, faculty
member of the School of Fine
Arts, has just been appointed
Music D i r e c t o r of Temple
Emanuel. He comes to his new
position after seven years as
organist and Choir Director of
Valley Beth Shalom in Encino.
He will be in charge of the Tem-ple's
Choral groups, including
the Friday evening Adult Choir
and Temple Emanuel Youth
Chorale.
ARTHUR SECUNDA has just
returned from a tour of the Scan-dinavian
countries and Russia.
His second one-man exhibition
at the University of Upsala, Swe-den,
was an outstanding success
with the press and the art pub-lic.
32 of his WATTS paintings
are currently being shown by the
Western Museum Association in
a traveling exhibition which is
touring the entire U.S.A. during
the next 12 months. His lecture
engagements include U.C. Irvine
and many other universities.
YNEZ JOHNSTON, outstanding
graphic artist, has recently ex-hibited
at the Vancouver Print
International and had a one-woman
show at the Adele Bed-narz
Gallery on La Cienega. She
has just won purchase awards in
the Los Angeles City competition
and at Ball State College, Mun-cie,
Ind.
HARRY |MINTZ, visiting pro-fessor
of advanced painting at
the S.F.A. during his sabbatical
leave from the Chicago Art In-stitute,
is just completing a
series of paintings entitled PEO-PLE
OF THE BIBLE which will
be shown for the first time in his
one-man show at the University
of Judaism gallery in January-
February. The American Federa-tion
of Arts has chosen him as
one of 15 major American artists
whose work it will exhibit in
museums throughout the country
during 1968; it has also purchas-ed
one of his paintings for its
permanent collection.
KENNETH KLAUSS, composer
in charge of music for the
S.F.A.'s Dance Department, has
written the score for a ballet on
the DYBBUK theme which had
its first performance by Valen-tina
Umansky's Dramatic Dance
Ensemble at the Ruth St. Denis
Theatre.
FLIGELMAN SHOW SUCCESS
The Molly Fligelman one-wom-an
art exhibit held recently in
the art galleries of the University
of Judaism was a smashing suc-cess
in attendance and sales.
Proceeds going to the University.
The exhibit consisting of
paintings, graphics, collages and
constructions elicited an en-thusiastic
response from both
critics and viewers.
Active in the School of Fine
Arts since its founding, she is
the wife of Julius Fligelman,
Chairman of the Board of Over-seers
of the U. of J.
—Dr. Mordecai M. Kaplan
From an address, "Jewish Survival,
Creativity and Religion."
PAPIER MACHE
ART CLASS TO
BE FORMED
Preston Hibbard, outstanding
artist whose spectacular papiei
mache creations have been seen
in LIFE and numerous other pub
lications, will join the School of
Fine Arts faculty for the Spring
semester. He will teach a Wed
nesday morning class (9:30 to
12:00). Students will learn to
make a wide variety of objects
using newspapers as basic mate
rial: animals, figures, ceremonial
art objects, candle sticks, Pass
over plates, biblical figures
Torah crowns and Menorahs. Mr
Hibbard, who is one of the West's
finest puppeteers will also teach
the making of puppets, some of
which may be used in a Purim
puppet play.
RECORD SET
AT STUDENT
ART OPENER
The Student Art Exhibit .held
in November, under the chair
manship of Charna Rickey, was
the most successful of its kinc
in the history of the SFA. A
record number of guests attendee
the opening reception and a sub
stantial number of paintings anc
sculptures were sold.
The remarkably high standarc
of craftsmanship and competence
in the work displayed, bears tes-timony
to the quality of instruc-tion
offered by the faculty
Nearly half of the students had
chosen Jewish themes, and the
novel and unhackneyed approach
to traditional subjects was re-freshing.
The sale proceeds will
be used to purchase a new elec-tric
kiln and other equipment for
the sculpture department.
While all faculty members par-ticipated
by giving most gener-ously
of their time and support,
three individuals deserve a par-ticular
share of the credit.
Charna Rickey, Chairman of the
event; Eric Ray, Art Director and
Director of Exhibits, and Gloria
Longval, who ably assisted them.
THE UNIVERSITY'S GROWING ART COLLECTION - The School
of Fine Arts has received three oil paintings by Mortimer
Borne, noted New York Jewish artist, for its permanent col-lection.
The paintings, entitled: ''Entry Into Jerusalem" (pic-tured
above), "Prayer Shawl" and "Israel" are remarkable
contemporary works, outstanding in color and design. They
are the gift of Mr. Joseph Warshow, New York art patron
and friend of the University. An exhibition of art work in
the growing permanent collection of the University is being
planned for 1968.
SFA RECORD
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of less than a semester's dura-tion
both at the university and
in the community, in which more
than 600 persons are enrolled.
LECTURE SERIES
PILOT PROGRAMS
The School of Fine Arts in co-operation
with temples and com-munity
organizations in the
greater LA. area, is presenting
several pilot program series sur-veying
Jewish contributions to
music, drama, dance and the
visual arts. Among them are
THE LIVING ARTS IN JEWISH
LIFE at Temple Beth Israel of
Pomona, now in its second year,
THE GEORGE FREEMAN ME-ERWIN
JOSPE
Deem, School of Fine Arts
"THEATRE 1968"
LECTURE-DRAMA
BY LAWSON
The Theatre Arts Department
of the University of Judaism will
present "Theatre 1968", a series
of four lecture-demonstrations by
John Howard 1+ a w s o n , well
known playwright, screen writer
and historian, to be given on four
consecutive Monday evenings be.
ginning January 8, at 8:30 p.m.,
at the University of Judaism,
6525 Sunset Blvd.'
Each of the four programs will
consist of a lecture by Mr. Law-son
and the presentation of
scenes from the plays under dis-cussion,
by professional actors
and the Drama Workshop of the
University of Judaism under Ben-jamin
Zemach, Director. Mr. Law.
son will deal with such questions
as: What does the theatre mean
to us in the United States? Why-are
so many Americans indiffer-ent
to the theatre? Does drama
purge or drug the emotions?
What role can dramatic art play
in our American culture?
On January 8, Mr. Lawson
spoke on 'Theatre: Tragedy or
Game?", with scenes from Corio-lanus
by Shakespeare, Endgame
by Becket, and the Lesson by
lonescu performed by the Drama
Workshop and professional ac-tors,
under Benjamin Zemach.
John Howard Lawson is the
founder and first president of the
Screen Writers Guild. He has
taught at Stanford University
and lectured at many American
universities. His films include
Blockade, Algiers, Sahara, Action
m the North Atlantic and many
others. Among his best known
alays are Processional, Loud
speaker. The Pure in Heart an^l
Success Story. Books he has
had published include The Hid-den
Heritage, Theory and Tech-nique
of Playwriting and Film:
The Creative Process.
Series and single admission
tickets are available by calling
he University, HO. 3-1161.
MORIAL LECTURES at North
Valley Jewish Community Cen-er,
and FESTIVAL OF THE
.IVELY ARTS at Temple Beth
Shalom, Long Beach. Model pro-
[rams in the series include illus-rated
lectures by members of
he SFA faculty on music and
art, dance and drama evenings,
and concerts by the Chamber
:hoir (MASTER WORKS OP
EWISH MUSIC, MUSIC OF THE
5IBLE).
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Best Selling Author
To Speak at Luncheon
Dr. Cficr/m Potok Novelist-Author
of "ffie Chosen" To Address
N.W.I. 21st Annual Campaign
DR. CHAIM POTOK
Dr. Chaim Potok, noted lecturer
and author of the best-selling
novel, "The Chosen," will be
guest speaker at the 21st Annual
Combined Campaign Luncheon
of the National Women's League
to be held on Thursday, Feb-ruary
29, 1968 at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel.
Dr. Potok, E d i t o r of the
Jewish P u b l i c a t i o n Society,
Northwest Meet
Held Important
"Of particular importance to the
communities of the Pacific
Northwest and to the University
of Judaism was the meeting held
on September 17th at the home
of Rabbi and Mrs. Maurice Cor-son
in Seattle, Washington. Rep-resenting
the University were Dr.
Max Vorspan, Provost, and
Emanuel Forster, Director of De-velopment.
The meeting, attended by rep-resentatives
from the surround-ing
areas, both American and
Canadian, considered ways and
means of bringing about a closer
rapport between the University
of Judaism and the Northern
communities. The course of dis-cussion
centered on three areas
of deliberation and various
methods of implementing them:
(a) How the University can best
service these communities, (b)
Methods of establishing commu-nication
and a constant dialogue
between the two. (c) Forthcom-ing
support from the communi-ties
to the University.
It was apparent from the en-thusiasm
shown at the meeting
that it had successfully address-ed
itself to a long-standing need
on the part of both the Northwest
communities and the University.
Attending the meeting from
the Northwest Region were:
SPOKANE: Messrs. Gene Huppin,
Wilfred Hannes, Joseph Rosen-field
and Mrs. C. H. Meyersberg.
BELLEVUE: Mr. and Mrs. Rich-ard
Willner and Mr. and Mrs.
Sid Meltzer. SEATTLE: Rabbi
and Mrs. Maurice Corson, Mr.
and Mrs. Al Bienn and Bert
Klat/ker. PORTLAND: Messrs.
Stanley Samuels, Arden Shenker
and Jim Meyer. VANCOUVER:
Dr. Leslie Andrews, Dr. and Mrs.
Marvin Weintraub and Dr. and
Mrs. David Zack.
Appointed to a coordinating
committee to implement the
planning were: Dr. Marvin Wien-traub,
Vancouver; Arden Shenk-er,
Portland; Gene Huppin, Spo-kane;
Julius Skolnick, Bellevue;
Norman Rosenzweig, Seattle.
will be remembered as Director
of Camp Ramah in Ojai a num-ber
of years ago.
Mrs. David B. Kuris, Branch
President, pointed with pride to
the women who represent sister-hoods
of the more than 50 synfi-ogues
comprising the Pacific
Southwest Region of the United
Synagogue of America, and who
lead the nation as the largest
contributor to the Torah Fund-
Mathilde Schechter Residence
Hall Combined Campaign for the
benefit of the University of
Judaism and also the Jewish
Theological Seminary.
Mrs. Fred Reynolds, Vice-Presi-dent
and Chairman of this year's
combined campaign anticipates
a, net goal of $80,000.
Serving with her are the fol-lowing:
Mrs. Jacob Pressman,
National Combined Campaign
Cabinet; Mrs. Erwin Raffle,
Special Gifts Chairman; Mmes.
Joseph Goodis and R o b e r t
Hyde, Vice-Chairmen; Mrs. Julius
Nyrin, Speakers Bureau Chair-man;
Mrs. Hy Glass, Program
Chairman.
SOCIAL RESEARCH
COLLOQUIUM
The Institute for Jewish Social
Research of the University of
Judaism held its first colloquium
on November 2nd devoted to a
discussion of the topic: "What
Do We Really Know About Con-temporary
Jewish Life in
America?" Dr. Fred Massarik, Di-rector
of the Institute for Jewish
Social Research, and Mr. Charles
Zibbell. Associate Director of the
Jewish Federation Council of
Los A n g e l e s , both presented
papers.
Dr. Massarik presented data
drawn from a population study
of Los Angeles Jewry and de-scribed
the steps being taken for
the development of a census of
Jews in the United States. He
made observations relative to the
composition of the Los Angeles
Jewish community and what we
have learned from research data
gathered in that area.
Mr. Zibbell spoke about the role
of research in community plan-ning
and cited various examples
from the work of Federation.
The audience, made up of rep
resentatives from major Jewish
organizations and agencies in
Los Angeles, carried on a lively
discussion after the presentation
of the papers, with Dr. Walter
Ackerman acting as moderator.
Congregation
Role Important
Says Waisbren
"Perhaps the most potent force
of workers and ambassadors of
food will for the University of
udaism are the individual mem-bers
of our Congregational Cabi-
3nt." These were the words of
VTartin Waisbren, who has served
for the past two years as Chair-man
of the Congregational Cabi-net.
"This Cabinet," he con-inued,
"consists of representa-ives
from each of the Conserva-ive
Synagogues in the Region,
n addition to each President and
Rabbi and they constitute our
front-line envoys."
Waisbren pointed out that be-cause
of their understanding of
the needs and their devotion to
our cause, that a climate of
acceptance is created through
them in each Congregation. This
made possible the successful
city-wide Fellowship Breakfast
held December 3, 1967 at Sinai
Temple, under the chairmanship
and co-chairmanship of Dr.
David B. Kuris and Abbey Paul,
and which launched the Annual
Campaign for 1967-1968. The
Campaign will conclude with
Founders Day Dinner at the
Cocoanut Grove on Sunday eve-ning,
May 5, 1968.
The Steering Committee con-sists
of: Martin Waisbren, Chair-man,
Irving Dubin, United Syna-gogue
President, Pacific SW Re-gion,
Fred Fine, National Vice-
President, United Synagogue,
Rabbi Pincus Goodblatt, Rabbini-cal
Assembly, Dr. David B. Kuris,
Fellowship Breakfast Chairman,
Abbey Paul, Fellowship Break-fust
RABBINIC LAW
SERIES TO
CONTINUE
Dr. David Aronson, Professor
of Rabbinics, Graduate School,
U. of ].. announces the second
series of a special course in Jew-ish
Law which explores in depth
such topics as: The Purpose of
Law — The Concept of Man; The
Individual and the State; Church
and State; Freedom of Thought
— Responsibility of Speech
Regulations of Action; Rights
and Righteousness; Relief and
Social Service — Employer and
Employee; Rights of the Unborn
the Living, the Dead; Property
Rights and Human Rights —
Rabbinic Origins of Trial by
Jury; Common Law Marriage,
NEW DIRECTORS
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fied as a CPA, he went on to
Loyola University where he
Studied law. After being ad-mitted
to the California Bar, he
soon distinguished himself,
through his practice of law and
•accountancy, as a business coun-sellor
in such fields as real
estate, finance, commerce and
entertainment. Today he serves
in a directorial capacity in the
National Theater and Television,
Inc., the San Fernando Valley
Bank, Columbia Savings & Loan
Association, among others.
Jack Ostrow was one of a small
group who, a number of years
ago, undertook to establish a
School of Fine Ants at the Uni-versity.
Under his leadership this
revolutionary development in
Jewish education came to frui-tion.
During his term as Chair-man
of the Board of the School
of Fine Arts, Mr. Ostrow con-tributed
generously to this pro-gram,
inspired others to do like-wise,
and through his wise and
far - sighted leadership, gave
direction and guidance to the
School.
Dr. Max Vorspan, U. of J. Pro-vost,
observed that Mr. Ostrow,
although a very busy executive,
has given unstintingly of his
time and energy, and in large
measure has been responsible
for the spectacular growth of the
School and the University.
A nominating committee head-ed
by Ben Seewack is now draw-ing
up a slate of Directors who
will agree to accept the respon-sibility
of leading the University
of Judaism into its third decade
of service to Jewish life.
Members of the nominating
committee include: Jack Gindi,
Isadore Levine, Cyrus Levinthal,
Rose Turner, and Arthur Whizin,
MUREZ LEADS
UNIVERSITY
WOMEN
Cultural Service
Continues
The University Women under
he leadership of its new presi-dent,
Mrs. Joe Murez, has em-barked
with great success on a
policy of bringing to the com-munity
of Los Angeles, the best
n all forms of cultural activity
rom concerts to lectures, through
;he University of Judaism for the
enrichment of the community in
general.
Kuris, Pres. National Women's
League, Pac. , S.W. Region
Herman Braunstein, Pres. Na-tional
Federation of Jewish
Men's Club, Pacific SW Region,
and Nathan Zuckerman, Congre-gation
Administrator.
Serving also on the Steering
Committee are the following Ad-visory
members: Alex Abramson,
D. Wm. Antignas, William R.
Blumenthal, Ed Coine, Saul Cur-tis,
William Edelman, Samuel
Feldman, William Fingerhut,
Emanuel Fisch, Norman Gins-burg,
Hy Glass, Arthur Hoff-nung,
David I. Lippert, Charles
Lippitt, Gustave Lossos, Francis
Mintz, Joe Murez, Marvin Perl-man,
Dr. Samuel Richmond,
David Selman. William Sheon,
Dr. Harry Shragg, Morris Shur-man,
Al Stengel, Dr. Claude
Udkoff and Nathan Volk.
DR. DAVID ARONSON
Dower and Other Laws Applied
in American Courts.
Registration for these courses
will be held at the University of
Judaism from Monday, February
5 through Thursday, February
8. Courses are open to jurists,
members of the bar and law
students, and are scheduled for
six Tuesday evenings from 8:00-
9:30 p.m. beginning February 13
and concluding March 19.
fernrar installation "oT TTTe
new Board of Directors is now
being planned, the date and
place to be announced.
The creation of this new Board
will in no way affect the
Board of Overseers. Dr. David
Lieber, President, stated: "Func-tioning
as before, the Board of
Overseers of the University of
Judaism, which has a vital inter-est
in the ongoing needs of the
University, is also destined to
play an important role in the ex-pansion
program which will re-sult
in the Greater University of
Judaism;
Kaplan; Simon
Lectures
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bis and Educators as well as
others who qualify. Dr. Kaplan
will occupy the Julius Fligelman
Chair in Contemporary Jewish
Life and Civilization.
Trustees of the Fligelman
DR. RALPH SIMON
Chair are: Mrs. Tyco Cohen, Isa
dore Familian, William Finger
hut, Julius Fligelman, Mrs. Anm
Gourrich, Michael Kantzler, Allen
and Isadore Lazaroff, Los Ange-les
Period Furniture, Jack Os
trow, L. K. Shapiro and Max
Zimmer.
Dr. Ralph Simon of Chicago
MRS. JOE MUREZ
Mrs. Henry Sherman, concert
chairman, is again featuring
young virtuoso musical talent at
the a n n u a l Tuesday-Concert-
Luncheon Series which will con-tinue
through April.
-Mrs. Sidney Rochlin, program
chairman, has planned lectures
on both provocative and informa-tive
subjects, such as the one de-livered
by the well-known psy-chologist
Dr. Eva Schindler-Rain-man,
and an upcoming lecture on
January 23rd by Dr. Herman
Feifel, Chief Psychologist at the
Veterans Administration.
Mrs. Ted Post chaired a series
of successful art lectures by
members of the faculty of the
School of Fine Arts, and Mrs.
Rochlin, with Mrs. Jack Gindl
as her co-chairman, are planning
their annual "Artist in His Studio
Tour" in February with visits to
the studios of Arthur Secunda,
member of the faculty of the
SFA, Leon Salter and Katherine
Kadell.
will occupy the Earl Warren
Chair of Ethics of Human Rela-tions
as visiting Professor. He
will teach a course in "Practical
Problems of Religious Leader-ship"
beginning Thursday, Janu«
ary 25 from 10:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
for eight successive sessions. He
will also conduct a lecture series
entitled: "The Jews Behind the
Iron Curtain Countries — Obser-vations
Based on Personal Ex-periences"
under the auspices of
the University Institute of Jewish
Studies, scheduled for six con-secutive
Monday evenings be-ginning
February 12 and con-tinuing
through March 18.
Dr. Simon is currently National
Vice-President of the Rabbinical
Assembly of America, and amo.ng
his many honors was the estab-lishment
by the Jewish Theologi-cal
Seminary of a permanent pro-fessorship
entitled: "The Ralph
Simon Chair in Jewish Ethics and
Mysticism."
Trustees of the Earl Warren
Chair are: Victor Carter, Theo-dore
Cummings, Isadore Fa-milian,
Mrs. Tyco Cohen, John
Feldman, Julius Fligelman,
Samuel Fryer, Isadore Levinei,
Bart Lytton, Edward Mitchell,
Benjamin Swig, Mark Taper, Jus-tin
Turner and Allen Ziegler.
1968 WINTER (TEVET 5728 I13B Page 7
A BEAUTIFUL HERITAGE. Two of the children of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Klass of Rock Island, Illinois are being told by their
father how, when he was a child, he watched his grandfather
Abraham Schulkin a cattleman in Sioux City, Iowa, carve the
Holy Ark which is now in the Charles Brown Memorial
Chapel at the University of Judaism. The children Gary and
David, are the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. William Finger-hut.
The Klass family came to Los Angeles to join in honoring
their father and grandfather on his 65th birthday. Not pic-tured
are the other three Klass children, Mark, Robert and
Gordon. The Ark, originally part of the collection of the
Jewish Museum of the Jewish Theological Seminary was pre-sented
to the Brown Memorial Chapel of the University.
CALENDAR
J1a9n6u8 ary IS—'The.a^tre^ 1^96^8.^" ^Le^ctu^re^ d^em^o^n^str^at^ion^ b^y ^Jo^hn^ H^o^w
ard Lawson on "The Family as Center of Dramatic
Conflict." 8:30 p.m.
18—Hyman Levine Memorial Lecture. "A Profile of the
Contemporary American Jewish Intellectual." Loul
Shub. 8:30 p.m.
21—National Women's League Golden Jubilee Celebration
3:00 p,m. Valley Jewish Community Center and
Temple.
22—"Theatre 1968." Lecture demonstration by John How
ard Lawson on "Jewish Consciousness in the American
Theatre."
22—Opening of Harry Mintz one-man art exhibit.
23—University Women Luncheon. Home of Mrs. Jack
Ostrow. Dr. Herman Feifel, psychologist, guest speaker
29—"Theatre 1968." Lecture demonstration by John How-ard
Lawson on "Towards New Forms — Brecht am
Afterward."
29, 30. 31—Registration for Spring Semester.
School of Fine Arts
Graduate School
Hebrew Teachers College
College of Judaica
1968
February 5-8—Registration: University Institute of Jewish Studies
12—Dr. Ralph Simon. Lecture on "Jews Behind the Iron
Curtain."
13—University Women Concert-Luncheon. Linda Shlute
piano; Harry Shlutz, cello. 10:45 ajn.
19—Dr. Ralph Simon. Second lecture in series.
26—Dr. Ralph Simon. Third Lecture in series.
27—University Women Annual Artist Studio Tour.
29—Charles Brown Memorial Lecture. "Samson Raphael
Hirsch: Neo-Orthodox Reformer and the Road to the
Present" Dr. Leo Trepp, lecturer, 8:30 p.m.
29—N.W.L. 21st Annual Combined - Campaign Luncheon.
Beverly-Hilton HoteL
March 4—Dr. Ralph Simon. Fourth Lecture in series.
11—Dr. Ralph Simon. Fifth lecture in series.
18—Dr. Ralph Simon. Sixth and final lecture in series.
21—Jacob Kohn Lecture in Theology. Dr. Jacob Kohn.
8:30 p.m.
April 2—University Women Concert-Luncheon. Mona Golabek,
piano.
4—Moses E. Gindi Memorial Lecture. "Abraham Lincoln's
Second Inaugural: The Theology of Emancipation."
Dr. Simon Greenberg.
9—Backlar Lecture. Dore Senary, lecturer.
Moqr 5—20th Founders Day Dinner. Cocoanut Grove, Ambassa-dor
Hotel.
19—21—National Women's League Annual Branch Con-ference.
Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego.
June 10—National Women's League Branch-Sisterhood Donor
Luncheon. Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Movie Facility
Established By
Fingerhut Gift
The University of Judaism was
recently the recipient of a muni-ficent
gift for the further enrich-ment
of this institution's cultural
programming. A complete movie
facility was established at the
University by the family of Wil-liam
Fingerhut in honor of his
65th birthday.
In addition, to also honor the
44th wedding anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. Fingerhut, the family
presented a check to the Univer-sity
to establish a film library,
enabling the rental or purchase
of films for classroom and edu-cational
use.
At the presentation ceremony
held in the Gindi Auditorium,
Jack Ostrow, in his first official
act as Chairman of the new
Board of Directors, thanked the
Fingerhut family for their gen-erous
gift on behalf of the Uni-versity,
and handed a testimo-nial
scroll to William Fingerhut
as a token of love and esteem
from his family and the Univer-sity.
In making the presentation
Mr. Ostrow commented: "We
want to express our deepest
appreciation to Mr. Fingerhut for
being the kind of person he is
that would inspire his family to
do what they have done. Mr.
Fingerhut is a member of the
University Board of Directors,
has been one of its most gener-ous
benefactors and is one of a
small group of men who have
made possible the purchasing,
levelling and grading of the Uni-versity's
new campus site."
LIEBER KEYNOTE
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ness of our affluent society. But
it is fundamentally antinomian
in character. Identifying 'law'
with 'legalism,' 'morality' with
'moralism,' and 'religion' with
•pietism," this movement which
has a very wide appeal on col-lege
campuses, claims to recog-nize
the authority of only one
principle—'love.' All other moral
rules are judged to be relative,
all other principles a matter of
personal decision. A p p e a l i n g
though this approach is, it is
misleading, for it takes for
granted the existence of emo-tionally
mature adults, with a
highly developed value system,
in which justice and love are the
cardinal virtues. Where this is
not the case, such an approach
often results in intellectual con-fusion
and chaos, as emotion and
expediency become the only
touchstone of the right and the
good."
Dr. Lieber, however, is con-vinced
that if the above is
symptomatic of the maladies of
our social order, then the prog-nosis
can be found in the think-ing
and utterances of the Torah
sages implemented to meet the
modern needs.
. . . Unquestionably, we are
living in an age in which all of
the foundations have been shak-en.
Certainly, the old answers
alone will not suffice, nor will
texts, no matter how hallowed.
Only real people can meet real
problems, can make moral
choices in life situations, can
stake even their lives on the out-
A THREE-FOLD NACHUS. Pictured (L. to R.) Jack Ostrow, first
Chairman of the newly reconstituted Board of Directors of the
University of Judaism, as his first official act presented a
plaque to William Fingerhut, through the U. of J. on behalf
of Mrs. Fingerhut and their children and grand-children, to
commemorate the establishment of the William Fingerhut Film
Program and Library, donated to the University in honor of
Mr. Fingerhut's 65th birthday. Dr. Max Vorspan (right) Provost
of the U. of J. was chairman of the occasion, which also
marked the 44th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Fingerhut.
CONGREGATIONAL BREAKFAST PLANNERS - Pictured are
planners of the city-wide kick-off breakfast of the Congrega-tional
Cabinet of the University of Judaism which was held
on Sunday, December 3, at Sinai Temple, launching the series
of congregational affairs to be held in the various synagogues
affiliated with the United Synagogue of America, Pacific
Southwest Region for the benefit of the University of Judaism.
(Left to right), Abbey Paul of Temple B'nai Emet, Montebello,
breakfast co-chairman; Dr. David B. Kuris of Temple Beth
Am, fellowship breakfast chairman; Martin Waisbren of Holly-wood
Temple Beth El, Congregational Cabinet chairman.
Rabbi Ben Zion Bergman, Dean of Students, Hebrew Teachers
College of the University of Judaism, was principal speaker
at the breakfast.
come. But these people must be
not alone concerned, but in-formed;
not alone sensitive, but
responsible; not alone involved,
but committed. Is this not what
our sages meant when they said
that to love God means to accept
'the yoke' of the kingship of
heaven, as well as that of the
mitzvot? Far from being im-pressed
by the enthusiastic out-bursts
of the devotees of the
mystery religions, or the mystic
absorption of the theosophists,
they warned their people against
the dangers of vapid emotional-ism
on the one hand and with-drawal
from the responsibilities
of society on the other. For them,
the sense of the presence of God
meant the hallowing of life, the
sanctification of every human
act, the purifying of every de-sire."
Recalling the words of the
much later Hassidic Master, the
Ba'al Shem Tov, Dr. Lieber point-ed
out the Jewish attitude which
is still the answer to all prob-lems,
when he quoted: ". . .. the
purpose of the Torah is to trans-form
the individual himself into
a living Torah" so that he may
be illumined by its teachings
and informed by its spirit."
WINTER (TEVET 5728 TtSQ 1968
Hebrew High School
Main Source For
Hebrew Teachers
The impact of the Los Angeles
Hebrew High School on the Uni-versity
of Judaism's Hebrew
Teachers College and College of
Judaica is dramatically told in
the composition of the current
student enrollment, a change
which has occurred in the last
five years.
Dr. Walter Ackerman, Dean of
the Hebrew Teachers College,
points to a statistical report
which shows graphically the in-crease
in the number of local
students who continue Jewish
studies beyond the secondary
school level — a change which
he credits in large measure to
the Hebrew High School. Gradu-ates
of the Los Angeles Hebrew
High now represent more than
two-thirds of the total enroll-ment
of the Hebrew Teachers
College of the U. of J.
The Los Angeles Hebrew High
School was organized in 1949 by
the Bureau of Jewish Education
through the efforts of its Execu-tive
Director at the time, Dr.
Samuel Dinin. Dr. Dov Bin Nun
was the first principal, and Dr.
Michael Slatinsky, the first and
only teacher. Dr. Jacob Sokol
was the founding President.
The school opened at the
Menorah Center in Boyle Heights
with an enrollment of 36 stu-dents.
Two years later it moved
to the Beverly Fairfax Jewish
Community Center. At that time
the Conservative congregational
schools had very few graduates
continuing with their . Jewish
studies, therefore the Hebrew
High had little to depend on for
growth.
At this time Dr. Slatinsky pre-vailed
upon, the late S?.mvel
Farkas to accept the Presidency
• of the school. Under his leader-ship
and with the pioneering
efforts of Dr. Slatinsky and the
volunteer work of his wife,
Renee, the story of the school
was brought to the attention of
Jews living throughout the Los
Angeles area.
When finally the school moved
to the Olympic Jewish Temple
and Center, now Temple Beth
Am, there occurred a marked in-crease
in enrollment. A branch
was opened at the Valley Jew-ish
Community Center and then
later, one at Valley Beth Shalom
and another at Alhambra Syna-gogue
Center. (Today there are
five branches with a total en-rollment
of over 500 students.)
In 1960, when student enroll-ment
reached 230, the United
Synagogue of America accepted
co-sponsorship of the Hebrew
High together with the Bureau
of Jewish Education. In 1961, Dr.
Eliezer Slomovic was appointed
vice-principal. A year later joint-ly
with the Bureau of Jewish
Education, the school came un-der
the supervision of the U. of
MATTHEW BERMAN
J. Hebrew Teachers College, in
order to create a closer relation-ship
between the two schools and
to better prepare high school
graduates for entrance to the
Hebrew Teachers College.
Among the laymen who have
given of their dedication, time
and support to bring this school
to its present standard of growth,
in addition to those already men-tioned,
are: Maxwell Markell,
Sol Rosenberg, Matthew Berman,
currently President and also
Chairman of the Board of Gover-nors
of the U. of J. as well as
Chairman at thp TJurrnu of jow-ish
Education; not to forget ihe
late Marshall Sherman and
Samuel Fryer, and Samuel Far-kas
who through the years con-tinued
as its strong right arm.
Credit must also be given to the
devoted women of the P.T.A. who
are contributing substantially
to the financial support of the
school.
The educators whose advice,
guidance and direction maintain
the school's scholastic standards
today are: Dr. Samuel Dinin,
Vice-President and Chairman of
Faculties, U. of J.; Irwin Soref,
Director of the Bureau of Jewish
Education, Dr. Moshe Bailis,
Bureau Consultant and U. of J.
faculty member; Dr. Walter
Ackerman, and Rabbi J u l i a n
White, Bureau Consultant and
»U. of J. faculty member.
TEACHER INTERN
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plan is an attempt to interest
and encourage young people cur-rently
enrolled in a Hebrew
Teachers College to teach in
classrooms of the Los Angeles
Hebrew schools at an early stage
in their training, in the hope that
they will be attracted to a career
in Jewish teaching. It is the in-tention
of the "Community In-tern
Program" to develop a sig-nificant
program for alleviating
the drastic teacher shortage.
The students selected under
this program are assigned to a
specified school in an area and
work up to six hours a week as
the teacher-aids under the super-vision
of a member of the faculty
of the assigned school and super-visors
from both the Bureau of
Jewish Education and the He-brew
Teachers College. They are
given academic credit for their
work as well as stipends. The
funds for the program have been
provided through a special allo-cation
of the L.A. Fed-Council
to the Bureau.
Upon completion of a year's
work, these students are recom-mended
to the Hayim Greenberg
Institute, or some equivalent pro-gram
in Israel, with the Bureau
TOUR MEETING JAN. 23
The University of Judaism In conjunction with the P.S.W.R. United
Synagogue has made arrangements for ninety-two passengers for a
charter flight to Europe leaving Los Angeles July 7th and returning to
Los Angeles August 20th. The total cost of the charter is $395. In addi-tion
a 45 day tour of Israel and Europe is being arranged as well as
a bus tour of Europe only for those who would prefer a European trip.
A travel meeing has been planned for Tuesday, January 23, at 8:00 p.m.
at the University of Judaism. Those interested in taking the charter are
invited to attend the meeting or call the University of Judaism.
HO 3-1161 and ask for Helen Ezra.
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CAMP RAMAH
ENROLLS NOW
Registration is now open for
the 1968 Summer Encamp-ment
at Camp Ram ah, mem-ber
of the National Raman
Commission and accredited by
the American Camping Asso-ciation,
with educational
supervision by the University
of Judaism, according to the
announcement by Dr. Walter
Ackerman, Camp Director.
Nestled in the verdant hills
of the Ojai Valley, inland
about 14 miles from the coast-al
city of Ventura, Camp
Ramah, a Hebrew-speaking
camp, is now entering its 13th
consecutive season, serving
boys and girls ages 9-16 from
all over the West coast.
A full program of activities
is offered including: sports,
swimming, music, dancing,
drama, arts and crafts, over-night
camping: all supervised
by a fully trained staff.
In keeping with the tradi-tion
of Jewish heritage, reli-gious
services, holiday cele-brations,
plus a formal study
program of Hebrew, bible, etc.,
is offered by qualified and
licensed teachers.
The camp season is divided
into two sessions of four
weeks each. Fee per camper is
$350 for one month, and $650
for the full eight weeks.
For f u r t h e r information
write the Camp Ramah office
at 6525 Sunset Blvd., L.A. 28,
or call HO 3-1161.
again providing scholarships for
those accepted.
When a student returns from
Israel, he will be eligible for a
pupil-teacher certificate and en-titled
to part-time work (from
6 to 12 hours a week) as a regu-lar
member of the faculty of a
Bureau affiliated school. Mean-while
the teacher candidate will
continue his studies at the He-brew
Teachers College and upon
graduation will become a certi-fied
Hebrew teacher.
The program went into effect
this fall on an experimental
basis and of the six people desig-nated
as Community Interns,
four are from the Hebrew
Teachers College of the U. of J.
They are: Deborah C h a n k i n ,
Francine Frank, Patty Margolin
and Ruth Mason.
Each of these students is cur
rently carrying a full schedule
at UCLA plus courses at the He-brew
Teachers College, and has
accepted the internship in addi-tion
to their other work. After
completing their current year's
work they will spend a year
in Israel.
This pilot program represents
a first in Jewish education and
its development is receiving
serious attention and observa-tion
by all who are concerned
with the present drastic Hebrew
teacher shortage throughout the
country.
EDUCATORS. Many educational experts have given of their
time and talents to the shaping of the curriculum and educa-tional
programming of the Los Angeles Hebrew High School,
the largest school of its type on the West coast. Pictured
above are two of these educators: (standing) Dr. Michael
Slatinsky, Principal of the L. A. Hebrew High School and Dr.
Walter Ackerman, Dean of the Hebrew Teachers College and
College of Judaica of the University of Judaism.
HtBRtW HIGH DINNER DANCE
Since the inception of the Los Angeles Hebrew High
School Annual Dinner-Dance it has increased in attendance
from year to year and has become one of the outstanding
social events of the Los Angeles winter season, it was noted
by Mrs. Matthew Berman, Overall Chairman. Thus, early res-ervations
by those who plan to attend will not only insure
the continued support which the school merits but would be
of inestimable help to the committees which are now busily
engaged in organizing and planning this Gala Event, sched-uled
for Sunday evening, February 4, 1968 at the Cocoanut
Grove of the Ambassador Hotel.
This 19th Anniversary Dinner-Dance, sponsored by the
Hebrew High School board of directors and the area P.T.A.'s,
will pay tribute to Temple Beth Am which for 15 years has
housed the School's main branch, provided office facilities
and made substantial contributions to its budgetary needs.
Guest speaker will be Rabbi Jacob Pressman, spiritual
leader of Temple Beth Am and a member of the Hebrew High
board for 15 years. Mr. Louis Wolfe, president of Temple Beth
Am and vice-president of the Hebrew High, will extend greet-ings.
A rich and varied program is planned.
The Los Angeles Hebrew High School is sponsored jointly
by the United Synagogue of America and the L. A. Bureau of
Jewish Education. Its curriculum is under the supervision of
the University of Judaism and the Bureau of Jewish Educa-tion,
preparing students for entrance to the U. of J. and ulti-mately
as future religious teachers and spiritual and lay
leaders.
For reservations and information call Mrs. Berman, GR
2-8643, Mrs. Herman Plaut, VE 8-5983 or 776-3460, or the school
office, OL 2-4632.